Salvador Technologies, a cyber-attack recovery platform, has announced an increased demand from organisations in the maritime sector and shipping industry.
Cyber-terrorists and other harmful actors are increasingly attacking the marine and shipping industries, whether for financial or geopolitical reasons.
Last year, debilitating ransomware attacks in Australia and Japan shut down key ports, drastically slowing the movement of products into and out of the country.
More recently, the US government and its top cybersecurity officials urged port authorities and operators across the country to improve their preparedness for increased cyber-attacks on key US infrastructure.
Salvador Technologies reports that an increasing number of port authorities, terminal operators, and shipping companies are using the company’s cyber-attack recovery platform to improve their cyber-resilience and ensure operational continuity.
Compliance with a variety of cybersecurity regulations and mandates related to on-ship and offshore restore capabilities, such as IMO IEC 62443, ISPS Part 13.2, IEC 62443-3-3 special clauses E.2.6 (E26) E.2.7 (E27), and others, is also cited as a significant factor driving demand for the company’s cyber-attack platform.
Salvador Technologies recently formed a strategic commercial collaboration with the Port of Ashdod in Israel.
The Port of Ashdod is the country’s largest seaport in terms of cargo volume, and it has used Salvador Technologies’ cyber-attack platform to replace current backup procedures for its control systems and operational technology (OT), which were based on time-consuming manual tasks.
Salvador Technologies is partnering with port authorities and terminal operators who have signed cooperation agreements with the Innovation Centre at the Port of Ashdod, such as the Ports of New York and New Jersey, Corpus Christi, Rotterdam, Singapore, and others.
Salvador Technologies has further reported that it is currently migrating successful trials of its cyber-attack recovery platform into full deployments for several port authorities and terminal operators in the US, Europe and Southeast Asia engaged through its strategic partnership with the Port of Ashdod.
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Gadi Benmoshe, Managing Director of Marinnovators and Vice Chair of the International Association of Ports and Harbors (IAPH) Data Collaboration Committee, said: “Over the years, the maritime industry has been facing a rising threat rate of cyber-attacks that results in downtime, causing damages to the efficient operations, competitiveness and reputations of ports around the world.
“As these issues are becoming more and more critical, an incident recovery solution is now an essential proactive measure that should be taken by port authorities and terminal operators worldwide.”
Alex Yevtushenko, Co-Founder and CEO of Salvador Technologies, stated: “We are tremendously pleased with our growth in the maritime sector and our expanding footprint across the shipping industry. The market drivers pushing the demand for our cyber-attack recovery platform are clear and we have strong expectations for continued growth in this and other verticals.”
