EU Shipping Sector Cyber Security Awareness "Non-Existent"

Posted by samzenpus on Wednesday December 21, 2011 @08:18PM from the do-we-have-a-password? dept.

twoheadedboy writes "The European maritime sector has next to no idea about cyber security, according to a report released by the European Network and Information Security Agency (ENISA). The shipping industry, which carried 52 per cent of goods traffic in Europe in 2010, has 'currently low to non-existent' awareness of cyber security needs and challenges, the report said. ENISA claimed the lack of understanding was evident at every layer of the industry, from government bodies to port authorities and maritime companies."

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Larger Issues by andersh · 2011-12-21 21:11 · Score: 3, Informative

We're talking about larger issues such as preventing whole tankers filled with toxic materials, oil or gas from becoming terrorist targets/weapons. They're not focused on consumer data protection in this report.
We've recently improved our physical port security, now we need to think about securing the information infrastructure to prevent attacks that could result in massive economic [disruption] and environmental damage.