The Cyber Siege Against the World’s Ports
Cutting-Edge Underwater Surveillance Technologies Reinforce Maritime Infrastructure Security
As maritime security challenges continue to evolve, ports, naval facilities, and operators of critical offshore infrastructure are increasingly investing in advanced underwater surveillance and detection technologies to safeguard their assets. Growing concerns over unauthorized divers, uncrewed underwater vehicles (UUVs), and potential threats to subsea infrastructure have accelerated demand for systems capable of monitoring activity beneath…
Maritime Cybersecurity Threats Escalate as Industry Digitalisation Accelerates
The maritime industry is facing an increasingly complex cybersecurity landscape as vessels, ports, and logistics networks become more reliant on interconnected digital systems. While digitalisation has improved operational efficiency and supply chain visibility, it has also expanded the sector’s exposure to cyber threats. Security experts are reporting a rise in ransomware attacks, phishing campaigns, GPS…
Over a Third of UK Identity Fraud Attempts Occur During Transactions
UK businesses face a growing threat from identity fraud during the transaction phase. According to Signicat’s The Battle in the Dark report, 35% of UK identity fraud attempts occur during transactions. Logins account for a further 29%. While AI-generated deepfakes dominate cybersecurity headlines, Signicat urges businesses to look beyond the hype. Traditional identity fraud forms…
MedAire Deepens Ties with GoCrisis, Bringing the Crisis Management Specialist into the MedAire Ecosystem
MedAire announced a strategic investment in GoCrisis, moving the companies’ four-year aviation relationship beyond strategic partnership and toward closer business integration. Through the investment, GoCrisis will leverage MedAire’s IT, finance and back-office business infrastructure, while both organizations retain their identities, organizational capabilities and established operating roles. “When a serious aviation event affects crew or passengers,…
Dataminr and Crisis24 Deliver New Intelligence and Agentic AI Solution
Dataminr and Crisis24 announced a new solution that brings Dataminr’s real-time intelligence and agentic AI capabilities into the Crisis24 Horizon integrated risk management platform. Unveiled at Global Security Exchange (GSX) in Atlanta and now available, this launch unites Dataminr’s autonomous real-time intelligence and agentic AI with Crisis24’s powerful existing capabilities in a single platform, where…
Abloy UK Provides PD Ports with Access Control Solution Across Multiple U.K. Sites
PD Ports is one of the U.K.’s leading port groups and operates in various locations across the country, managing key gateways and handling millions of tonnes of cargo each year. It plays a critical role in ensuring the safe and efficient movement of goods by sea, road and rail. With operations spanning port estates and…
NATO Allies Thwart Suspected Russian Undersea Cable Sabotage Exercise
NATO allies disrupted a covert Russian operation in Arctic waters in which submarines were reportedly training to disable critical undersea communications cables using previously undisclosed technology. The operation took place this spring near Norway’s remote Svalbard archipelago and involved forces from Britain, Norway and the United States, according to Reuters, which cited Western officials familiar…
The Cyber Siege Against the World’s Ports
By James Careless The world’s ports are under siege, not from navies and battleships, but from hackers and cyber weapons. Unfortunately, their ability to withstand these attacks varies widely across the industry. Steve FelderCode Blue Cyber “There is significant variation in cybersecurity readiness across the global port sector,” said Steve Felder, executive director at…
Cyberattacks on Texas-Bound Tankers Raise Maritime Security Concerns
U.S. authorities are investigating cyberattacks against two energy tankers bound for Texas, including a massive crude oil carrier headed for Galveston, raising new concerns about the vulnerability of increasingly connected commercial vessels. The FBI and U.S. Coast Guard dispatched specialized cyber teams to board the two foreign-flagged vessels in the Gulf of Mexico on Aug….
REGENT Announces First Human-Crewed Seaglider Flight
REGENT Craft’s Seaglider vessel prototype, Viceroy, has successfully completed its first human-crewed flight, making it the largest-ever all-electric wing-in-ground effect (WIG) craft to fly with people on board. The flight marks the first time a wing-in-ground effect vessel has been engineered and readied for commercial and defense operation at scale — solidifying America’s leadership in…
AirSight and Flock Announce Strategic Partnership Following Grant Parish Smuggling Bust That Demonstrated the Speed of an Integrated Airspace to Roadway Response
AirSight, the company behind the AirGuard airspace security platform, today announced a strategic partnership with Flock, the public-safety operating system trusted by thousands of law enforcement agencies nationwide. The partnership establishes a real-time data feed from AirGuard into FlockOS, allowing airspace detections — including operator location — to appear directly in the same operating picture…
ICEYE Establishes Indian Entity to Support India’s Sovereign Intelligence Capability
ICEYE announced the formal establishment of ICEYE India, operating from New Delhi. This extends the company’s presence into one of the world’s most significant defense and space markets. ICEYE India’s immediate priority is supporting India’s defense and intelligence customers to access advanced intelligence capabilities and solutions that strengthen national security and resilience, alongside broader engagement…