Israeli Startup Helps Protect Ships from Cyber Pirates Maya Margit
Maritime industry turns to new technologies in order to comply with updated global regulations
An Israeli startup is bringing the defenses of ships and ports up to speed, as the maritime sector focuses on the growing cybersecurity threats facing the industry.
Cydome, which first began operations in 2019, has launched an end-to-end cybersecurity solution intended to bring vessels and ports into compliance with new global regulations that came into effect at the beginning of the year.
Damage from a single attack can reach several million dollars for each incident, Nir Ayalon, CEO and founder of Cydome, told The Media Line. “A hacker can do several things. … A vessel is a very complicated system with a lot of subsystems,” he also said.
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It is pretty standard practice for both military and private vessels to protect themselves from the many dangers faced while at sea. However, it’s not just missiles and pirates from which they need to defend, hackers too, can cause a great threat to maritime reality. Israeli startup
Cydome has developed a comprehensive maritime cyber-security system that protects the boat’s computing system from malicious fingers.
Securing ships’ computers while at sea