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Subject: [ISN] Maritime cyber attacks will get more sophisticated
From: InfoSec News <alerts () infosecnews ! org>
Date: 2013-10-24 6:02:22
Message-ID: alpine.DEB.2.02.1310240602070.2803 () infosecnews ! org
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http://www.tandlnews.com.au/2013/10/22/article/maritime-cyber-attacks-will-get-more-sophisticated/
By Charles Pauka
tandlnews.com.au
October 22, 2013
Cyber attacks on container ships and port infrastructure will get more
sophisticated as time goes on and companies should be doing more to
protect their supply chain security.
Maritime and IT security companies have raised their concerns after
hackers attacked the container terminal software in Antwerp in an effort
to pinpoint the location of containers concealing smuggled drugs so they
could deliver them to bogus drivers.
Nick Davis, CEO of maritime security company GoAGT (Gulf of Aden Group
Transits), said: "Supply chain security in the future will be critical,
especially in the USA and mainland Europe. The sheer number of mega ships
that can carry 14,000+ TEU presents the biggest security challenge for any
port authority and customs network."
He added: "The moving parts of the supply chain coupled with just-in-time
delivery, mean security is a necessary evil and one that is hugely
misunderstood. Fusing data and, more importantly, sharing that data with
agencies that can stem illegal contraband, drugs, weapons and the like, is
a distant goal far from being achieved."
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