Maritime Cyber Security Testing

Maritime cyber security testing covers a wide range of assessment methods to identify where any vulnerabilities or weaknesses lie in your cyber security setup. This can include:

• Auditing all onboard and offboard systems to identify known vulnerabilities in software or hardware.
• Identifying all possible vectors of access to systems, including local networks, onboard terminals and online resources.
• Penetration testing of systems to simulate how malicious access attempts may be executed, and identify what data or systems are vulnerable to access.
• Auditing and measuring the suitability of current security systems and administration access. This includes reviewing the robustness of passwords, encryption and network access points (e.g. Wi-Fi)

Maritime Cyber Security testing must consider the two main types of cyber systems in use by maritime operations:

Information Technology (IT)

This is the broader range of technologies in use for the administration of your operations and management of your vessels. Vulnerabilities in your IT systems may leave elements such as ship management, compliance and personnel, and other data open to malicious access and exploitation.

Operational Technology (OT)

These are the systems directly used in the operation and functioning of your vessels and physical assets, such as platform management, navigation and communication systems. Vulnerabilities in your OT systems may put your vessels and crew at danger while risking their ability to safely and securely perform their operations.

As more and more cyber systems are used in maritime operations, maritime companies must take the precautions necessary to protect their business, vessels and personnel from cyber security risks.

New technology and increasing cyber security incidents increase the likelihood of your operations coming under attack, while new regulations, laws and guidance all make a robust cyber security setup a requirement to remain compliant within the maritime industry.

At Neptune Cyber, we offer a no-nonsense approach to cyber security, to help you to identify vulnerabilities in your systems and action comprehensive improvements.

Neptune Cyber marine security testing methods include:

• Remote vessel penetration tests
• Complete remote and onboard vulnerability assessments

Our testing methods allow us to attack things the same way hackers would and then document the results. This allows you to see where your vulnerabilities lie and how they can be exploited.

We then provide you with reports that provide technical and non-technical descriptions of any issues found, and the risks they create, together with details of how to fix them or ways to mitigate them when a fix is impractical. These reports allow you to fully understand why and how changes need to be made to your systems, without the need for a detailed understanding of cyber security.

The Neptune Cyber team comprises experts in maritime operations and cyber security, with a combined knowledge and experience base that allows us to provide detailed and maritime industry-specific services. The cyber security issues faced by the maritime sector may be big, but we can help you to make sense of them and find a clear path forward.

We have designed our services to minimise the operational impact of implementation so that your services and operations are not impacted by the process of improving your cyber security.