Cyber Resiliency & Risk Management

ShorelineHudson supports ports and facilities with cybersecurity compliance, cyber risk advisory, program management, incident response, training, and other advisory services.

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While every port environment is different, cyber threats affect them in similar ways – taking advantage of the changing concentrations and movements of cargoes, seafarers, and other third-party participants. The growing integration of digital technologies in port operations improves operational efficiency but also escalates cybersecurity vulnerabilities, which must be mitigated.

ShorelineHudson provides comprehensive cyber risk and program management advisory, cyber incident response planning, and proven cybersecurity solutions for ports, port authorities, and terminal operators. ShorelineHudson’s services, including assessments, tailored training, and strategy development, are designed to scale across local, regional, and global contexts.

Trusted by the global maritime community, Hudson’s cyber experts employ a holistic risk assessment process and top-down maturity model methodology.

To learn more, contact us or click on the services below.

  • PortLogix Platform
  • Cybersecurity Compliance
  • Cybersecurity Risk Advisory
  • Cyber Program Management
  • Cybersecurity Incident Response
  • Training Drills and Exercises

PortLogix

HudsonAnalytix’s award-winning risk-management program platform PortLogix™ helps ensure that ports and facilities comply with the below standards, best practices, and guidelines:

  • IMO Guidelines on Maritime Cyber Risk Management
  • ISO/IEC 27001:2013 RE: Information Security Management Systems
  • ENISA Cyber Risk Management for Ports: Guidelines for Cybersecurity in the Maritime Sector
  • NIST Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity
  • NIST Special Publication 800-82 (Rev. 2) Guide to Industrial Control Systems (ICS) Security
  • Center for Internet Security’s (CIS) Critical Security Controls for Effective Cyber Defense (V7)
  • U.S. Coast Guard Navigation and Inspection Circular No. 01-20, Guidelines for Addressing Cyber Risks at Maritime Transportation Security (MTSA) Regulated Facilities
  • U.S. Customs and Border Protection Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) Minimum Security Criteria: Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity Compliance

In addition to the imperative of safeguarding operations, data, and reputation in an interconnected global environment, shipping companies must also navigate the complexities of compliance, trying to keep up with evolving cybersecurity regulations to implement bast practices and avoid penalties.

ShorelineHudson assists clients in navigating the many cyber compliance standards as it applies to their business requirements.

Cybersecurity Risk Advisory

Cyber risk is now one of the most important agenda items in today’s boardroom discussions. While cybersecurity demands collective effort, long-term success of an organization’s cybersecurity program requires active Board of Director engagement with CEOs, Managing Directors, and security leadership.#

Since most Directors are not cybersecurity experts it is not uncommon for many of them to defer their active engagement and decision-making to security leaders. This is a mistake and results in low levels of cybersecurity maturity at the board level. Cyber risk must be recognized as a fiduciary responsibility and managed as a risk to the Balance Sheet.

ShorelineHudson specializes in helping boards evolve their cybersecurity maturity and capabilities to ensure long-term organizational cybersecurity resilience.

ShorelineHudson offers the following cyber risk advisory services:

  • Board of Director advisory
  • Cyber security insurance advisory
  • Risk quantification and loss scenario analysis
  • Cyber security capability assessment and risk analysis (PortLogix™)
  • Cyber security strategy and risk management planning
  • National cyber security port strategy
  • Port digitalization strategy advisory

Cyber Program Management

ShorelineHudson delivers trusted cybersecurity strategy, risk management, and advisory services to the global maritime community.

Our team of experts help port authorities, terminal operators, and other facilities by employing a holistic, enterprise-level risk assessment process and top-down maturity model methodology that defines the organization’s overall cyber risk profile, identifies relevant threats, and informs the development of relevant, practical, and sustainable cyber risk management solutions.

Learn more below about ShorelineHudson’s cyber program management services.

  • PortLogix™ Program
  • Cyber security program design and development
  • Cyber steering committee design and implementation
  • Customized program management office (PMO) support
  • Cyber supply chain risk management (C-SCRM)
  • Program design, development, implementation, and management
  • Independent validation and verification (C-IVV) support for C-SCRM
  • Port community system (PCS) cybersecurity program development

Cybersecurity Incident Response

ShorelineHudson’s team of experts can design and develop incident response plans (CIRP) to ensure ports, port authorities, and terminal operators are fully prepared for the unexpected.

Training Drills and Exercises

ShorelineHudson offers a variety of training programs to ensure ports, port authorities, terminal operators, and other facilities comply with regulatory requirements, provide professional development, and ensure personnel are fully aware of potential threats and how to mitigate those risks.

ShorelineHudson also creates and facilitates tailored drills and exercises to ensure port and terminal operations are ready to deal with incidents should they arise.

Training courses, drills, and table-top exercises (TTXs) that HudsonAnalytix offers include -but are not limited to- the following:

Cyber

  • Customized cyber security awareness training
  • Modules
  • Workshops
  • Board of Director training
  • Tailored cybersecurity drills, exercises, seminars, and workshops

Security

  • USCG-approved CSO training
  • USCG-approved PFSO training
  • Security Personnel
  • Checkpoint / Non-intrusive inspection (NII) Screener
  • Inspections Targeting
  • Sanctions compliance
  • Integrated physical-cyber security TTXs
  • Integrated physical security and environmental protection TTXs

Environmental Services

  • OPA ’90 Annual Tabletop Exercise (TTX)
  • Crisis Media Management training

Business Continuity

  • Disaster Risk Management TTX
  • Business Continuity TTX
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