Cyber security

The Australian government today claimed it has been the focus of mounting sophisticated cyber attacks by a state player; however, the state player was not named in the announcement. Some media outlets and security experts […]

Ransomware attackers who hacked Toll Group’s corporate server files in May 2020 have published stolen data on the dark web, the company has announced. The hackers, using Nefilim ransomware, stole large tranches of information including […]

Despite the majority of respondents (77%) viewing cyber-attacks as a high or medium risk to their organisations, few appear to be prepared for the aftermath of such an attack, an industry survey shows. While 64% […]

Cyber security training in maritime needs improvement, with only 22% of respondents to an industry survey stating that the training they have received was high quality. More than half of the respondents (63%) to the […]

Despite an increase in attacks and cyber risk awareness, spend on cyber security protections is polarised in the maritime industry, according to an industry survey. Just under a third (31%) of respondents to the 2020 […]

Toll Group’s shipping and land operations have once again been the target of a cyber attack – the second this year. The Japan Post Co., Ltd.-owned logistics company shut down its computers and IT systems […]

All too often people, especially crew, are identified as the weak link in cyber security. Let’s show that people are a company’s biggest strength More than half of respondents to the Safety at Sea and […]

Maritime organisations would stop doing business with a third-party supplier due to a lack of cyber-security protections, according to an industry survey. More than three-quarters (77%) of respondents to the 2020 Safety at Sea and […]