The combination of Neptune Cyber, maritime cybersecurity specialists, Davie Shipbuilding, Canada’s biggest shipbuilder, and Polytechnique Montréal, one of Canada’s largest engineering teaching and research institutions, will produce practical solutions to real-world problems.
The acceleration of digitisation, automation and hyperconnectivity in the maritime domain has created new challenges for transport, cargo and naval ships as well as ports. All have become new targets for cyber criminals.
Remotely taking control of a navigation system, deficient geolocalisation of a ship, hacking of communications systems, computer viruses and ransomware are just some of the attacks that could affect electronic and computer systems used in the management of maritime and port operations…
