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Timely Maritime Cyber Threat Resolution in a Multi-Stakeholder Environment

Authors:
Allan Nganga
Joel Scanlan
Margareta Lützhöft
Steven Mallam

Keywords: maritime cybersecurity; situational awareness; information sharing; stakeholders; security operations center

Abstract:
In response to the growing maritime cyber threat landscape, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) developed guidelines on maritime cyber risk management, part of resolution MSC.428 (98). One of the guidelines’ functional requirements calls for the development and implementation of activities necessary for the timely detection of a cyber event. This has seen the development of Maritime Security Operation Centers (M-SOCs), which give maritime operators and service providers better cyber visibility of vessel systems. In line with the conference theme on situational awareness, the position paper will explore this from the perspective of cyber threat information sharing and its necessity when it comes to enhancing awareness in multi-stakeholder domains. We propose a model that could form as a basis for future maritime cyber threat sharing from an M-SOC analyst’s point of view. Gaps that could undermine the effectiveness of this structure are subsequently underscored and form the basis of future research to be conducted in this area.

Pages: 86 to 92

Copyright: Copyright (c) IARIA, 2022

Publication date: November 13, 2022

Published in: conference

ISSN: 2519-8599

ISBN: 978-1-61208-996-6

Location: Valencia, Spain

Dates: from November 13, 2022 to November 17, 2022