Survey finds room for improvement in maritime cyber-security training

摘要

Cyber-security training in maritime needs improvement, with only 22% of respondents to an industry survey stating that the training they have received was of high quality.More than half of the respondents (63%) to the 2020 Safety at Sea and BIMCO Maritime Cyber Security survey said they received cyber-security training; most (67%) said the training was just "good", while 9% stated it was of low quality. These results are consistent with the 2019 cyber-security survey, with 64% having received cyber-security training and 8% describing the training as poor.However, there has been a 4% increase in respondents stating that training was of high quality, from 17% in 2019 to 22% in 2020.Positively, a high number of respondents had little to complain about with the cyber-security training they had received in the past 12 months: some respondents wrote that it was practical, easy to understand, and relevant to their roles in maritime. However, this does not mean the industry should rest on its laurels. Other respondents noted the training was "basic", "rudimentary", or was just one short course.