EU Shipping Sector Cyber Security Awareness "Non-Existent" 55
twoheadedboy writes "The European maritime sector has next to no idea about cyber security, according to a report released by the European Network and Information Security Agency (ENISA). The shipping industry, which carried 52 per cent of goods traffic in Europe in 2010, has 'currently low to non-existent' awareness of cyber security needs and challenges, the report said. ENISA claimed the lack of understanding was evident at every layer of the industry, from government bodies to port authorities and maritime companies."
Re:More specifically? (Score:3, Insightful)
It being mainly Government agencies we're talking about here, they subcontract most everything out to the private sector, which is also where they lump the burden of securing the data. So, it's more complacency than anything; unfortunately, they almost always award the contracts to the lowest bidder, which means that the quality of the work is not always up to scratch.
Re:Really? (Score:2, Insightful)
"Somehow I doubt you know them all."
I can't even remember how old I am half the time let alone recollect the prefectures of my own country. Hell I can't even remember what countries surround German and I actually lived there for a while.
Anyway, cyber-security of shipping companies is the least of the EU's problems right now. How about you work on finding a way to get the Greeks to do more than 3 hours of work a day?