Maritime cybersecurity readiness low for these companies

[fsn_row][fsn_column width="12"][fsn_text] Maritime cybersecurity follows a trend: larger companies are both more likely to be prepared for an event and more likely to be targeted. But a survey of senior maritime executives shows many medium and small companies are great risk of cyber attacks. The survey, conducted by US-based law firm Jones Walker, polled 126 [...]

Graceful shutdown of Gulf satcoms with Uplogix proceeds hurricane

Uplogix customers delivering satellite communications to oil platforms in the Gulf of Mexico are using out-of-band for a graceful shutdown of gear ahead of Hurricane Harvey. Ocean-based energy discovery and production is a tough business. Even if you take for granted the technical challenges of drilling in deep water through thousands of feet of rock, [...]

Maritime networks concerned following breach

Maritime networks are getting even more serious about security following the high-profile cyber attack of shipping giant Maersk in June. The coordinated attack impacted business on a global scale as Maersk had to take IT systems offline to respond to the breach over the span of about a week. It's not the first time maritime [...]