Maritime Threats

Physical, Cyber and Cognitive (Misinformation/Disinformation) Security Threats Continue to Increase in Frequency, Severity, and Sophistication within the Maritime Domain and Across all Critical Infrastructure - Representing the Most Crucial Global Challenges We Face All While in the Shadow of a World-Wide Pandemic.

• Physical Threat Events - Climatological, Hydrological, Meteorological, Geophysical, Pandemics, Space Weather (Geomagnetic Storms), Industrial Accidents, Unscheduled Disruptions (Aging Infrastructure, Equipment Malfunction, Power Outages)

•   Piracy – Plundering, Hijacking or Detention of a Ship in International Waters

• Terrorism - Any Attempt or Threat to Seize Control of a Ship by Force; To Damage or Destroy a Ship or its Cargo; To Injure or Kill a Person on Board a Ship; or to Endanger in Any Way the Safe Navigation of a Ship

• Criminal Activity - Active Shooters, Kinetic Attacks, Human Trafficking, Unauthorized Entry, Vandalism, Theft, Property Damage, Smuggling, Drug Trafficking, Fraud, Bribery, Extortion

• Cybersecurity Threats - Cyber and Cyber Physical Vulnerabilities, Nation-State Attacks and Espionage, Data Breaches, Ransomware, Malware, Phishing Attacks, Denial-of-Service (DDoS), Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs), Insider Threats, Digital Piracy to Shut Down Vessels, etc. across:

                       Computers and Cyber-Dependent Technologies for Communications Operations | 

                       E-Navigation and GPS-Based Systems | Engineering Environmental Control |

                       Vessel Ballast Water and Ship Stability Control Safety and Access Control | 

                       Security Cameras, Gates | Drone Surveillance

                       Exploitation, misuse, disruption or simple failure can cause injury or death, harm

                       the marine  environment, disrupt vital trade activity, and degrade the ability to 

                       respond to other emergencies

• Supply Chain – Political/Government Changes, Economic Instability, Extreme Weather, Environmental Risks, Catastrophes, Pandemics, Connectivity, Cyber (Exploiting Vulnerabilities to Cause System or Network Failure), Data Integrity & Quality, Supplier Consistency, Transport Loss.

• Cognitive Security - Disinformation/Misinformation/Malign Influence. The exploitation of individual, domestic and foreign cognitive biases at multiple scales of organization to influence and manipulate human behavior with propaganda and subversion, and by obscuring, fabricating, or distorting truth.