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CYBER RESILIENCE In association with North
North brings humanity to cyber compliance
Colin Gillespie, Director (Loss Prevention), North P&I Club argues that implementing the systematic cyber resilience needed to meet the demands of the IMO 2021 guidelines, demands a behavioural shift at the human level.
There are generally two types of responses that shipowners and operators can make to cyber threats: Technical responses that deal with equipment and systems and procedural responses that focus on how systems are used and how humans interact with them. Technical steps can deliver quick wins. Corporate The Marine Insurer P&I Special Edition | July 2020
policies on cyber security can be consistent, clear and thoroughly rehearsed, but they can also be undermined by failing to address behavioural change. Implementing new procedural controls involves changes in practices and attitudes and raised awareness and training. All of these take time and, to a certain extent, rely on willingness to change.
