Coast Guard finalizes maritime rulemaking to create minimum cyber requirements for U.S. vessels

The Coast Guard’s final rule to establish minimum cyber requirements for the maritime transportation system sector addresses incident reporting and the interplay with the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to address sector-specific needs.

“The Coast Guard is updating its maritime security regulations by establishing minimum cybersecurity requirements for U.S.-flagged vessels, Outer Continental Shelf facilities, and facilities subject to the Maritime Transportation Security Act of 2002 regulations,” the agency says in the final rule scheduled for Jan. 17 publication in...