- Maritime cyber threats are intensifying as geopolitical tensions, environmental obligations, and data regulations expand the sector’s risk landscape.
- A high-level seminar at London International Shipping Week 2025 will explore how to safeguard vessels, ports, and digital infrastructure against evolving cyber risks.
- The event features two expert-led panels covering maritime threat drivers and deployable defences, with practical takeaways for operators, insurers, and regulators.
Event: Navigating the Future: Maritime Cyber Defence, Cybersecurity & Risk Intelligence (LISW 2025)
Date: Tuesday, 16 September 2025
Time: 11:00–13:00 (doors open at 10:30)
Venue: Norton Rose Fulbright LLP, 3 More London Riverside, London SE1 2AQ
Cost: Free to attend (advance registration required; limited spaces)
The seminar brings together maritime cybersecurity experts, legal specialists, and risk practitioners to address one core question: How can the shipping industry protect vessels, ports, and digital infrastructure in an increasingly complex threat environment?
Event Schedule
10:30–11:00 – Registration (tea, coffee, refreshments)
11:00–11:45 – Panel 1: The 2025 Maritime Threat Picture: Cyber, Geopolitics & Regulatory Risk for Shipping
11:45–12:15 – Networking break (tea, coffee, biscuits & pastries)
12:15–13:00 – Panel 2: From ECDIS to Endpoint: Building Cyber-Resilient Fleets, Ports & Supply Chains
Panel 1: The 2025 Maritime Threat Picture
- Focus: Key risk drivers across the maritime ecosystem—attack vectors, OT/IT convergence, threat actors, legal liabilities, and regulatory exposure.
- Moderator: Corey Ranslem, CEO, Dryad Global
- Panellists: Philip Roche (Norton Rose Fulbright), Lord Jeffrey Mountevans, Phil Davies (Arctic Wolf)
Key Takeaways:
- How geopolitical flashpoints shape cyber risk and insurance exposure
- The main intrusion paths into vessel and port operations—and how they are evolving
- Legal/compliance pitfalls for shipowners and managers
- Intelligence indicators that signal rising threats
Panel 2: From ECDIS to Endpoint
- Focus: Practical cyber defence measures and governance—SOC models, OT segmentation, secure satcom, incident response, insurance, and board-level oversight.
- Moderator: Corey Ranslem, CEO, Dryad Global
- Panellists: Jonathan Ball (Norton Rose Fulbright), Drew Jackson (Ground Control), Phil Davies (Arctic Wolf), Tancred Lucy (Acrisure)
Key Takeaways:
- Which cyber controls most effectively reduce risks in ports and vessels
- SOC/MDR options suited for maritime operations
- How to harden OT networks without disrupting operations
- Insurance, contracts, and response playbooks that support recovery
Who Should Attend
Shipowners, operators, DPAs, CSOs, and fleet managers
- Port and terminal leaders, harbour authorities
- P&I clubs, brokers, banks, and maritime financiers
- CIOs/CISOs, OT/IT security and risk leaders
- Legal, compliance, and assurance professionals
Speakers
- Corey Ranslem – CEO, Dryad Global; maritime security and risk intelligence authority
Philip Roche – Senior Partner, Norton Rose Fulbright; shipping law and regulatory risk specialist - Lord Jeffrey Mountevans – Lord Mayor of London; Chair, Maritime Security Advisory Group
- Phil Davies – Senior Systems Engineer, Arctic Wolf; MDR/SOC specialist
- Jonathan Ball – Partner, Norton Rose Fulbright; expert in cyber and technology litigation
- Drew Jackson – Director of Operations, Ground Control; secure comms and remote ops
- Tancred Lucy – Vice President, Acrisure; cyber insurance and risk-transfer
Key Themes
- Maritime cyber defence strategies for fleets and ports
- Turning digital threat intelligence into actionable insights
- OT/IT convergence: segmenting and hardening systems
- Compliance and liability under evolving cyber/data regulations
- Insurance and risk transfer aligned with underwriting
- Incident response: playbooks, governance, and first-hour actions
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Source: Dryad Global
