The Lifecycle Dilemma: Navigating Cybersecurity Risks Across Designing, Constructing and Operating a Vessel delves into the shifting risks and disconnected approaches in cybersecurity across each stage from initial design through to its operation and maintenance.
It outlines the roles, responsibilities, challenges and misconceptions of various stakeholders at each stage of the vessel lifecycle. Thetius latest report, commissioned by CyberOwl (a DNV company) and HFW, consolidates the opinions of more than 150 stakeholders, including shipowners, charterers, OEMs, seafarers, insurers, shipyards, and other cybersecurity experts. It provides a detailed assessment of the current and anticipated cybersecurity challenges. It evaluates the industry’s responsiveness to evolving regulatory demands and technological progress, emphasising the critical need for integrated cybersecurity practices throughout the vessel lifecycle, from initial design to ongoing maintenance.
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