Cyber-MAR dynamic Awareness Raising – An Integrated Maritime Cyber Risk Management Approach

The ISM code, supported by IMO Resolution MSC.428 (98), requires shipowners and managers to ensure that cyber risks are adequately taken into account in safety management to implement relevant measures in all functions of their safety management system, up to the first Document of Conformity after 1 January 2021. The entry into force of the new IMO regulation requires ships to integrate IT risk assessment into their safety management systems. The above represents a turning point in IT security onboard ships, introducing the concept of cyber risk management in the maritime sector. In this phase of application of the legislation, it is helpful to adapt correctly by learning from the important cyber-attacks that have targeted the navigation and shipping sector by the sea in recent years. Therefore, cyber risk management currently represents a significant challenge for the maritime sector, and training is one of the key factors in winning the challenge. This paper will explore how, through the implementation of dynamic training approaches related to the Cyber-MAR project, cyber awareness is increased. It can constitute a valuable tool for responding to a company's cyber risk management