05 December 2022

The increasing reliance on wireless communications technology, and particularly the internet, across the maritime industry has had a dramatic effect on the volume of cyber-attacks that ship owners and operators are now having to face. Vessel owners incorporate connectivity at sea via very small aperture terminal (VSAT), delivering ship-board services through WiFi and ethernet, which are not necessarily secure. In the past three years alone, the number of reported attacks has increased by 900% and is set to continue on an upward trajectory for the foreseeable future. With the average cost of an attack measured in millions of dollars, cybersecurity has now become the top-ranked serious business risk globally according to the Allianz Risk Barometer.

05 December 2022

Martin Jarrold, vice president international programme development, GVF

Since 1997 GVF has been committed to facilitating various initiatives in support of satellite and space, two of which – the globally benchmarked GVF Training & Certification programme and the GVF Humanitarian Assistance & Disaster Response (HADR) collaboration initiative – were a feature of high level dialogue during the recent India Space Congress in New Delhi. GVF’s Pune-based lead on international programmes for capacity building, HADR & network validation, Riaz Lamak, speaking for GVF, commented: “in the case of a natural disaster, robust and swift communication is a vital necessity. GVF’s initiative is to facilitate and coordinate collaborations between all engaged stakeholders, including governments, NGOs and the satellite communications industry to enable every possible assistance in saving human lives.”