Maritime information systems - Category - Maritimeinfosec.orghttps://maritimeinfosec.org/categories/maritime-information-systems/Maritime information systems - Category - Maritimeinfosec.orgHugo -- gohugo.ioen-USCopyright Maritimeinfosec.org 2018-2026Fri, 12 Jun 2020 12:13:12 +0000The future of maritime information systemshttps://maritimeinfosec.org/future-of-maritime-information-systems/Fri, 12 Jun 2020 12:13:12 +0000Olivier JACQhttps://maritimeinfosec.org/future-of-maritime-information-systems/<p>By now, after reading the various articles on this site, you have probably understood that maritime information systems contain vulnerabilities. The real challenge is that the future of maritime information systems is being built while many of these vulnerabilities remain unresolved. It is a bit like adding extra floors to a house while the concrete of the ground floor has not yet fully set. In short, it is risky. Ships being built today are still insufficiently secured, yet they are designed to remain in service until around 2060.</p>Submarine cableshttps://maritimeinfosec.org/submarine-cables/Mon, 14 Oct 2019 10:05:26 +0000Olivier JACQhttps://maritimeinfosec.org/submarine-cables/

This has always surprised me, but relatively few people are actually familiar with the field of submarine cables. I am not only referring to the technology itself, but it is quite surprising to realize that some people are not even aware of their existence. It must be said that, lying deep on the ocean floor, it is tempting to forget about them. Yet they handle 98% of intercontinental telephone communications and data transfers every day. Without them, our daily lives and our economy would be profoundly disrupted.

]]>The specific characteristics of maritime information systemshttps://maritimeinfosec.org/mis-peculiarities/Fri, 26 Oct 2018 14:13:06 +0000Olivier JACQhttps://maritimeinfosec.org/mis-peculiarities/<p>The — relative — misunderstanding between traditional cybersecurity vendors and users of maritime information systems generally stems from a lack of familiarity with the maritime environment and from the difficulty of adapting or integrating conventional systems with the constraints of this sector. In this article, I describe some of the characteristics of the maritime environment that explain why a specific approach is necessary when deploying off-the-shelf systems and software in this domain.</p>Maritime information systemshttps://maritimeinfosec.org/maritime-information-systems/Fri, 26 Oct 2018 14:08:42 +0000Olivier JACQhttps://maritimeinfosec.org/maritime-information-systems/

In this article, I explain in more detail what a maritime information system is, attempting to classify them as clearly as possible.

Maritime information systems can refer to different types of infrastructure:

  • ships:
    • merchant vessels
    • warships
    • recreational vessels
    • fishing vessels
    • scientific / hydro-oceanographic / fisheries research vessels
    • barges
  • ports and naval infrastructures:
    • container loading/unloading systems, smartports, logistics systems
    • Port and Cargo Community Systems
    • cranes and gantries
    • dock and basin management systems
    • locks
    • pipelines
  • other onshore facilities:
    • maritime informatics of signal stations, MRCC (Maritime Rescue Coordination Centers), ship command and management centers
  • offshore installations:
    • drilling platforms
    • Marine Renewable Energies (MRE): wind turbines, tidal turbines…

Next, to make things easier to understand, I tend to divide systems into two major families: “IT” systems (Information Technology), which are fairly similar to what can be found in other sectors, and “OT” systems (Operational Technology), which, to simplify, could be described as “operational systems”, more specific to the maritime information domain.

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