Maritime Cyber Security Risk Awareness and Risk Management
About this course
The technological advancements and growing use of digitization in the maritime industry
have made the industry vulnerable to cyber threats. The shipping companies and the entire
maritime sector need to understand the risk this causes in light of hacking and cyber-attacks.
Maritime Cyber Security Risk Awareness and Risk Management course has been carefully
designed for maritime professionals, on-board ships or shore-based to understand the
importance of cyber security, identify cyber threats, monitor cyber incident investigations,
initiate emergency response and mitigate possible cyber attack
This course specifically addresses the requirements of:
MSC-FAL.1/Circ.3 Guidelines on maritime cyber risk management
The ISM Code (MSC.428 (98) Maritime Cyber Risk Management in Safety Management Systems)
ISO/IEC 27001: 2013 – Information Security Management
Area of Study
The course will cover the following topics
Current and forthcoming regulatory requirements
Sources of potential cyber security threats and vulnerabilities
Conducting a cyber security risk assessment for your organisation
Identifying risk mitigation strategies and control options
Utilising third-party specialist support when necessary
Constructing and implementing an effective cyber security risk management plan
Achieving continual improvement
By the end of this course, candidates should be able to:
Interpret the current regulatory framework
Consider a variety of potential cyber security threats and vulnerabilities
Assess associated risks
Recommend mitigating measures, including management, operation or procedural and technical controls
Identify the different functional elements of an effective cyber security risk management plan
Respond to and recover from cyber security incidents in accordance with established contingency plans
Champion appropriate behaviour and ways of work in your organisation
Contribute towards the continual improvement of your organisation’s cyber security risk management performance
Target audience
Masters, officers, ratings, shore & port management staff, ship auditors, surveyors and
anyone involved in dealing with IT and OT equipment.