Coast Guard updates Cyber Strategic Outlook for maritime systems
03 Aug

Coast Guard updates Cyber Strategic Outlook for maritime systems

Professional Mariner StaffCyber Sercurity, Maritime News
(WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Coast Guard has released an updated Cyber Strategic Outlook to address the rising threat of cyberattacks against critical maritime systems essential to the nation’s economy and security. The Coast Guard’s 2021 Cyber Strategic Outlook charts a path to meet the challenges of a rapidly evolving cyberdomain where threats to information and operational technology systems outpace those…
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Cybersecurity 101: Playing it safe when logging in at sea
01 Jun

Cybersecurity 101: Playing it safe when logging in at sea

Professional Mariner StaffCyber Sercurity, Trends and Currents, ,
Mariners spend less time online than the average landlubber with constant access to Wi-Fi and 5G cell towers, but they often rely on the internet more for managing their lives. Paying bills, shopping or connecting with family and friends during months-long assignments are all done online — using the spotty and often sluggish remote access available to seafaring crews. And…
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