White House releases cybersecurity strategy for maritime sector, emphasizes info-sharing and workforce needs

The White House has produced a new cybersecurity strategy for the maritime sector, setting out a five-year process for reducing cyber risk in a part of the nation’s transportation infrastructure that the Trump administration says contributes over $5 trillion to GDP.

“The National Maritime Cybersecurity Plan unifies maritime cybersecurity resources, stakeholders, and initiatives to aggressively mitigate current and near-term maritime cyberspace threats and vulnerabilities while complementing the National Strategy for Maritime Security. The Plan identifies government priority actions to close...