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Maritime Cyber Security: News
Ships carry more connected equipment every year, and attackers have noticed. We cover the incidents, the IACS E26 and E27 rules, and the practical steps a ship manager can take.
Latest stories on cyber security
From the AI at Sea weekly digest. This list updates with every new issue.
1 November 2026
If Software on Board Fails, Who Pays? New EU Rules Protect the Crew, Not the OwnerThree news items this week answer one question: when software or AI on a ship goes wrong, who pays? The law. From 9 December 2026, the EU's new…
1 November 2026
A Free List of Security Holes in Ship Equipment, in the Week a Gang Named 38 Maritime FirmsLast week AI found two old holes in web software that runs most websites. We asked how a ship manager would even know which of their equipment is…
11 October 2026
A Busan Terminal Teaches Its Cranes to Watch for People on FootAt Busan New Container Terminal in South Korea, the software company CyberLogitec has installed a system that warns the drivers of yard machines…
27 September 2026
Two Hundred Software Flaws or Twenty, the Risk Came Out Almost the SameKorean cybersecurity company CYTUR looked back at more than a dozen cyber risk assessments of ship equipment that it carried out for clients. It…
6 September 2026
Somebody Finally Built the Spreadsheet Replacement for E27No AI here either, and we are including it on purpose, because this is landing on real desks right now. IACS UR E27 requires cyber resilience for…
2 August 2026
CyberLogitec Takes the Mediterranean's First Semi-Automated Terminal — With a Digital Twin AttachedCyberLogitec has won the contract to supply the terminal operating system and digital twin for the B1 expansion at TTI Algeciras, and the pairing is…
2 August 2026
Dualog Gives Every Seafarer an Identity — the Precondition for AI on BoardDualog has launched Workspace, a ship–shore collaboration platform whose real innovation is not the chat window but the identity model underneath…
26 April 2026
Singapore Launches Cybersecurity for Maritime Operational Technology Programme — First Dedicated Course for Shipboard OT RiskSingapore's Maritime and Port Authority, the Singapore Shipping Association, the Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT), and the Singapore…
1 March 2026
ICS: Shipping Cyber Maturity Scores 2-3 Out of 10 on Ships — Industry Is Waiting for a DisasterThe International Chamber of Shipping's Leadership Insights publication has issued a frank assessment of maritime cyber risk: if aviation scores 8-9…
16 November 2025
Marlink Data Reveals 40% of Maritime Systems Remain on Unsupported Windows 10New data from Marlink reveals that a significant portion of vessels in the maritime sector continue operating on Windows 10 as of October 14…
2 November 2025
Perplexity Launches Free Comet Browser and Patents Search for Maritime ProfessionalsPerplexity AI released Comet browser free to everyone globally on October 2, 2025, after a limited three-month rollout that began in July…
26 October 2025
Maritime Cybersecurity Market Explodes to $6.55B by 2029The global maritime cybersecurity market will reach $6.55 billion by 2029, driven by a staggering 12.4% compound annual growth rate as artificial…
19 October 2025
Maritime Sector Confronts Over 100 Cyberattacks in Past YearThe maritime industry has experienced over 100 significant cyberattacks from July 2024 through October 2025, highlighting the sector's growing…
28 September 2025
Maritime Cybersecurity Market Set to Triple as AI Threats EscalateThe maritime cybersecurity market is projected to grow 225% from $3.5B in 2025 to $11.4B by 2035 as 970 ships per day experience GPS jamming in…
7 September 2025
Maritime Cybersecurity Threats Surge with AI System VulnerabilitiesThe maritime industry faces unprecedented cybersecurity challenges as AI integration creates new vulnerabilities in connected autonomous systems…
10 August 2025
US Coast Guard Cybersecurity Rules Take Effect July 16The US Coast Guard's comprehensive cybersecurity regulations became effective July 16, 2025, establishing minimum requirements for all US-flagged…
16 July 2025
DNV Cyber Priority Report Reveals Maritime Security TransformationDNV's Cyber Priority 2025 research, conducted between September 2024 and January 2025, surveyed 500 maritime professionals revealing critical…
2 July 2025
Coast Guard Cybersecurity D-Day: July 16 Implementation LoomsWith the July 16, 2025 effective date approaching, the US Coast Guard's comprehensive cybersecurity rule represents the most significant maritime…
18 June 2025
US Coast Guard's Cybersecurity Revolution: $1.2B Compliance CostThe US Coast Guard's final cybersecurity rule, effective July 16, 2025, marks the most significant maritime security regulation to date. All…
23 May 2025
Regulators Eye Mandatory AI Cyber-Risk AuditsUN-backed talks advanced proposals to embed AI-powered cyber-risk assessments in vessel-safety certification amid a spike in OT exploits on smart…