Coast Guard extends comment period for proposed rulemaking to address maritime cyber threats

The U.S. Coast Guard has extended the comment period to May 22 for its notice of proposed rulemaking to establish cyber requirements for the maritime sector.

“The Coast Guard proposes to update its maritime security regulations by adding regulations specifically focused on establishing minimum cybersecurity requirements for U.S.-flagged vessels, Outer Continental Shelf facilities, and U.S facilities subject to the Maritime Transportation Security Act of 2002 regulations,” the agency says in the NPRM published on Feb. 22 with a 60-day...