Industry leaders say they hope a recent survey by a firm specializing in maritime law awakens more companies to the realization they must do more to reduce cybersecurity risks, and to recognize that they're not as secure as they think they are. The Maritime Cybersecurity Survey by New Orleans-based Jones Walker LLP was released in October. It produced some alarming findings, including that 69 percent of respondents said they're confident in the maritime industry's overall cybersecurity readiness, yet 64 percent said their own companies aren't prepared to handle the consequences of a data breach. Jones Walker surveyed 126 leaders from U.S. maritime companies of all sizes.
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