The United Kingdom’s Maritime Cyber Security Market
In the UK it is essential to ensure that you not only have a high standard of cyber security practice to ensure your vessel and crew’s safety, you must also ensure your standards are in line with government regulation. The UK has always been a maritime nation with a huge shipping industry and consequently, there are strict regulations as to the cyber security measures that you should or must take to protect your crew and their maritime operations.
As maritime-specific cyber security experts, we understand that each market we work in has its own common practice and certain preferred systems. For high-quality cyber security services, it is key to bolster the systems and practices already used through operations. At Maritime Secure we take market-specific cyber security very seriously providing guidance and infrastructure that is tailored not only to your market’s needs, we can also offer services tailored to your maritime role whether you run an oil tanker, a yacht or anything in between.
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What We Offer
Our extensive cyber security services will create a stronger system and software infrastructure and more thorough and confident crew practices.
This will minimise the likelihood of an accidental incident and will ensure your operations are more likely to block malicious attack attempts, protecting your data and therefore your assets and resources.
Our services always take into consideration a vessel’s individual situation; the roles practised on board, the vessel’s operation (cargo, oil, passenger) and the market that it operates within.
While services may vary depending on our clients’ needs, our process typically involves:
- Audits
- Design & Architecture
- Governance
- Testing
- Implementation
- Training
The UK Market
The UK has clear legislation and guidelines regarding the standard at which a vessel’s cyber security should be. The Maritime and Coastguard Agency have released a guide to a vessel’s general standards of security – which includes cyber security practices. For more specific guidance the Department Of Transport has also released a more specific code of practice for maritime cyber security.
We tailor our services to ensure all guidance is met, providing secure services that meet the national standard. We also understand that practices and systems used vary depending on the market. We will not swap out a commonly used and known interface with something different, we will bolster the systems and practices already in place on your vessel.
International Operations
As many UK-based vessels operate in international waters, we can also ensure that your practices meet the standards of the other markets that you may operate in.
Some of these markets include:
- Canada
- Cyprus
- Greece
- Hong Kong
- Monaco
- Netherlands
- Norway
- Singapore
- USA
We can help heighten your security with the different threats depending on your area of operation and are well versed in international guidance from leading regulatory bodies such as the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) and the Baltic and International Maritime Council (BIMCO).
Why Work With Maritime Secure?
With significant experience working in maritime-specific cyber security, we can provide a service that will allow you to carry out operations without the fear of a malicious attack or incident caused by poor cyber security practices or outdated systems.
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