Cyber attacks have become an expanding and real threat to vessels which have shifted the risk from internal vulnerabilities to external ones. International Association of Classification Societies (IACS) has published a new recommendation on how to build cyber resilient ships, says an article published in StandardClub website.
Cyber attack threat to vessels
Shipping industry has increasingly incorporated technology to reduce human error in management and vessel navigation with some successful attempts to exploit cracks in computerised systems.
Cyber attacks have become a real threat to vessels which have shifted the risk from internal vulnerabilities to external ones.
Recommendation from IACS
The International Association of Classification Societies (IACS), in efforts to ensure that the technology incorporated into vessels is as robust and capable of meeting these new types of threats, has published a new recommendation on how to build cyber resilient ships.
This is an attempt to ensure a set of standardised criteria can be met to combat deficiencies and weaknesses in systems incorporated into new buildings.
It applies to the use of technical systems that provide important functions on board such as control, alarm, monitor, safety and internal communication.
Delivery of cyber resilient ships
According to the publication,
“it is to provide technical requirements to stakeholders which would lead to delivery of cyber resilient ships, whose resilience can be maintained throughout their service life.”
It is meant to provide:
“crew and ships the capabilities to effectively cope with cyber incidents occurring on computer-based systems onboard which contribute to operate and maintain the ship in a safe condition” in a context of prevention rather than cure.
Elements recognised
The recommendation is written with recognised elements of effective cyber risk management in mind:
- Identify,
- Protect,
- Detect,
- Respond and
- Recover.
These are also used in the IMO and the industry guidelines.
For more information read our article IACS Issues Cyber Resilience Guidance
The recommendation can be found on the IACS website.
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Source: StandardClub
