by Martyn Wingrove Shipping needs an anonymous reporting scheme for cyber threats and attacks to prevent the same mistakes happening time and again. All shipping companies face cyber threats, regardless of…
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Cyber Security: The Emerging Threat to Passenger Safety
By Ian Richardson and Patrick Carolan Not a day goes by where we do not hear of a company breach, cyber-attack or a company facing a virus or ransomware scenario.…
'Spearphishing' Attacks Aimed Specifically at the Freight Forwarding and Global Shipping Community
Latest Scam from Nigeria Has No Mention of Fake Generals or Illicit Bank Funds NIGERIA – WORLDWIDE – The Handy Shipping Guide Offices are bombarded daily by emails proffering fraud…
Survey points to industry-wide lack of cyber security training
by Jamey Bergman More than two-thirds of crew across the shipping industry may not have received any cyber security training from their employers, according to the results of an online…
How hackers are targeting the shipping industry
By Chris Baraniuk, Technology reporter When staff at CyberKeel investigated email activity at a medium-sized shipping firm, they made a shocking discovery. “Someone had hacked into the systems of the…