Cyber talk

KVH Industries hosted maritime industry leaders for a discussion about cyber security ahead of the CMA Shipping 2016 conference. Among the key issues were complacency by ship operators, lack of training for crew, non-existent contingency plans for dealing with a cyber attack and the need for a set of best practices. Rick Driscoll, KVH vice president of satellite products and services, said: “Ship operators need to make sure there’s a consistent process throughout their organisation. For example, a vessel’s digital systems must be configured to ensure personal devices use a network separate from ship operations and that individual passwords are used, rather than one password common to the ship.”