dc.description.abstractEN | Nowadays, technology has grown rapidly, with the society and commerce following this evolution and digitalization too, as has shipping. The maritime industry and also the whole trade, all this time, have used a variety of systems, programmes and equipment. With this advantage, the maritime sector has reputational, economical and operational benefits. But there are also disadvantages, as the threats and cyber risks play significant role in the cyber security world. A variety of information and data are exposed in different internet platforms and networks. As a result, there is always in our minds the threat of a potential cyber-attack, after the attacks that were happened on important companies.
This research focuses on the cyber security, in general, in the whole maritime industry sector and how this subject is dealt with the Safety and Security ashore and onboard, from the view of the international maritime organizations. Moreover, the interesting parts in this research are the view of Cyber-attacks from the Insurance sector and the coverage that are able to offer or not, and also the fundamental part of Seaworthiness, how operates in every case.
In addition, there are companies that have already changed their procedures to be, as cyber secured as they can, to protect them from a cyber-attack and to prevent any vulnerability in the cyber world, a typical procedure is discussed below. Finally, safety, financial and environmental consequences in the industry are discussed together to conclude all this discussion, normally. | el |