随着信息技术在商业中的广泛应用，网络攻击风险成为船东及其船舶潜在的最大威胁。2015年波耐蒙研究所(Ponemon Institute)发布的研究报告表明, 过去一年中39家基准机构的网络损失增长了14%，而这些机构的年均成本为每年410万英镑(分别从628,423到160万英镑不等)。
金融和数据风险
对于航运公司，目前面临这类损失的是业务里的“后台”－－会计、付款和银行业务。金融数据、船员信息和交易方的保密材资料均容易受到黑客入侵，在此领域的管理规范日益增多 —— 主要由欧盟主导，要求公司采取预防措施，汇报数据损失。并通过常规部署良好的网络卫生、最新的防火墙、渗透测试以及员工培训来防范此威胁。
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Cyber Risk – A new area of vulnerability for the maritime industry
The risk of cyber-attack is potentially the biggest threat to both Shipowners and their ships as the use of information technology spreads into all areas of the business. A Ponemon Institute Research Report in 20151 found that cyber losses increased by 14% over the year and against 39 benchmarked organizations calculated that the mean annualised cost for such organizations was￡4.1m per year (ranging from￡628,423 to￡16m).
Financial and data risk
For shipping companies, this type of loss is currently faced by the“back office”part of the business – accounting, payments and banking. Financial data, crew information, and counterparty confidential material are all vulnerable to hacking, and there is increasing regulation in this area – principally by the EU which will require companies to take precautions and report loss of data. Good cyber hygiene, up-to-date firewalls, penetration testing and staff training are routinely deployed to counter this threat.
See attached file: Cyber Risk – A new area of vulnerability for the maritime industry.pdf
