Law firm report examines maritime sector’s views, responses to unprecedented wave of cyber attacks

Maritime ports and terminals in the United States face an unprecedented onslaught in cyberspace from “solo hackers,” organized crime and nation-states, according to participants in a new survey by law firm Jones Walker, which found operators are confident in their readiness but also that incident response plans aren’t regularly updated and workforce training is lagging.

The “2022 Ports and Terminals Cybersecurity Survey” was released Tuesday and is the third critical infrastructure cyber survey conducted by Jones Walker since 2018....