Maritime, shipping industries vulnerable to cyber crime
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“Increasingly, the maritime domain and energy sector has turned to technology to improve production, cost and reduce delivery schedules,” a NATO-accredited think-tank wrote in a recent report. “These technological changes have opened the door to emerging threats and vulnerabilities as equipment has become accessible to outside entities.”
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Indeed, AIS is abused within the industry itself.
Windward, an Israeli firm that collects and analyses AIS data, found 100 ships transmitting incorrect locations via AIS in one day—often for security or financial reasons, such as fishing boats operating outside assigned waters, or smuggling.