Cyber-attacks a bigger threat to cargo owners than cargo ships
A report this week revealed that shipping supply chains are being affected by an alarming ...
Rather than being particularly attractive as a target for cyber-criminals, it is the shipping industry’s internal behaviour that poses the biggest risks, a cyber security expert has told The Loadstar.
A survey into cyber-attacks on the maritime industry by CyberOwl and law firm HFW, collating findings from 200 C-suite respondents, found that only 3% reported that their company had paid a ransom – yielding a scary, but statistically insignificant, ‘average’ payout of $3.1m.
Though the 3% figure was low compared with other ...
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