Since the founding in 2016, Naval Dome and its Endpoint cyber defense system has helped to protect merchant ships and yachts from cyber-attack. In 2019, it optimized Endpoint with a "Dashboard" app, providing maritime users with a clear picture of the cyber status of all critical systems onboard the ship, designed to allow users to quickly determine which systems are protected and those that are susceptible to unauthorized penetration. "The maritime industry is just not prepared for terrorists to use ships in the same way that they were able to infiltrate the civil aviation sector," said Itai Sela, Naval Dome's CEO. "As a $4 trillion industry responsible for transporting 80% of the world's energy, commodities and goods, any activity that disrupts global trade will have far reaching consequences." There have already been well documented incidents where shipping companies have been hacked but it is less known that the navigational equipment aboard a fleet of 15 tankers has also been hacked. Once ship systems have been infected, it's open season for the criminal/ activist terrorist, with everything from-navigational systems to machinery systems at their disposal. "Cruises hips are an especially attractive target," said Sela. "We have already seen the global response to the Viking Sky's engine failure, which resulted in complete loss of power and the ship drifting in harsh Norwegian seas. While I am not suggesting in anyway that this was a cyber event, imagine the consequences and the global response if it was."
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