To tackle the cyber threat, shipping must change its culture

摘要

Though Maersk was not the specific target of the 2017 NotPetya ransomware attack, which hit a wide range of companies using the Ukrainian accounting software MeDoc via a malicious update, it didn't much matter. The vast majority of the shipping giants systems crashed, compromising operations at ports and on vessels around the world over 10 days as the company scrambled to re-install their network. Maersk have since reported attack- related losses totalling a huge US$300m.