US Program Helps Ports Assess Cybersecurity

 

HudsonAnalytix’s HACyberLogix-informed assessment approach enabled these ports to cost-effectively assess their entire organizational cybersecurity capabilities and identify cybersecurity capability vulnerabilities. The results from these workshops will support MARAD CHCP in leading the adoption of cyber risk management best practices across the U.S. port industry.

 

Rob Quartel, Chair of the CHCP and former Federal Maritime Commissioner, said, “The United States Maritime Administration and the Cargo Handling Cooperative Program are pleased to have sponsored this project, which covered ports with geographic, cargo type and cargo tonnage diversity. We are eager to continue working with the port industry to implement the recommendations and best practices included in this report.”

 

Powered by NTELX’s iDMX technology, the HACyberLogix platform combines more than 30 years of maritime risk management expertise with current cybersecurity expertise, capabilities and best practices via an intuitive electronic interface that delivers cybersecurity guidance, insights, recommendations and trend analysis capabilities to decision-makers. Designed to foster collaboration across an organization, HACyberLogix informs where and how port and maritime organizations should best and most efficiently allocate resources, enables them to benchmark their cybersecurity capability progress over time and helps them sustain their long-term cyber risk management efforts.

 

Erik Smith, Director of Internal Controls of the Port of Albany, noted, “Like physical risk, understanding and mitigating cyber risk is an important topic within the maritime industry regardless of a port’s size. The workshop process was thorough, fast, and really helped us understand what steps we can take as we manage our cyber risk.”

 

HACyberLogix also incorporates the latest cybersecurity standards from the US National Institute of Standards & Technology, the Center for Internet Security’s Critical Controls, and the ISO / IEC 27001 guidelines. Even more, it aligns with the International Maritime Organization’s International Safety Management and International Ship and Port Facility Security Codes, factoring in existing activities port and maritime stakeholders are already performing that are not readily identifiable as cyber-specific, but nonetheless support cybersecurity capability maturity.

 

Andrew Baskin, HudsonAnalytix Vice President of Global Trade and Policy, stated, “HudsonAnalytix is thrilled to have used our HACyberLogix platform and methodology to provide the ports with a roadmap of recommendations to support them on their journey toward more mature cyber risk management. We are looking forward to working with the Maritime Administration and the Cargo Handling Cooperative Program as they continue their leading role in the U.S. port industry on the subject of cyber risk management.”