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ESC Global Security said it is set to warn the international shipping community attending this year’s London International Shipping Week (LISW) of the security risks associated with the development of the autonomous ship. In a paper entitled Phishing and Piracy on the Cyber Seas, to be presented during LISW Week at the Fathom-organized Ship Efficiency conference, ESCGS’s Head of Cyber Security, Joseph Carson, will urge the industry to address the risk of a maritime cyber-attack which, he says, could leave the unmanned ship losing its ability to navigate or, in the worst case, be controlled by third parties for illicit purposes. “New technologies…

Advancement in broadband technologies and the move toward ‘Big Data’ will leave the maritime industry vulnerable to cyber-crime unless it develops a better awareness of ICT security and adopts security best practice, warns ESC Global Security’s head of cyber security division, Joseph Carson. “There is the potential for a major cyber attack on the maritime industry to significantly disrupt food and energy supplies given that shipping transports 90 percent of the world’s global trade.