CISA addresses cyber in new risk assessment guide on maritime system resilience

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has pulled together a wide-ranging 205-page guide for stakeholders on improving resiliency in maritime transportation systems, citing potential cyber challenges to relevant information and operational technology and providing step-by-step guidance to conducting risk assessments.

“A port wants resilient security operations to safeguard cargo and cargo systems from physical and cyber threats,” CISA says in the “Marine Transportation System Resilience Guide.” It was posted Wednesday and developed jointly by CISA and the Engineer Research...