The Ship Diary

The shipping industry is lagging behind other industrial sectors in the all-important field of cybersecurity. Ben Densham, Chief Technology Officer of Nettitude, the cybersecurity services provider of Lloyd’s Register, warns of a rising incidence of attacks, with ransomware and targeted cyber assaults both becoming more common. “As the pace of shipping’s digital transformation accelerates, the threat surface is expanding all the time,” he warned. “and the onset of the pandemic has coincided with a marked increase in malicious attacks. The combination of circumstances provides more opportunities for hackers and, as a result, all parties in maritime must exercise utmost vigilance.”…