Systematization of Cyber Threats in Maritime Transport

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https://doi.org/10.31861/sisiot2023.1.01008

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maritime industry, cyber-attack, port

Abstract

The paper proposes a classification of cyber-attacks at the present stage of maritime transport development. A classification system for ship blocks and port infrastructure has been developed. The vulnerabilities of the global navigation satellite system  are analyzed; this system is the most important subcategory of maritime vehicles and may be a target for cyber-attacks. The paper shows that the rapid spread of cybercrime occurs due to the rapid development of new technologies and their integration into ship and port infrastructures. The main elements of the maritime transport infrastructure are considered: port infrastructure and ship infrastructure. IoT and Big Data can be examples of the spread of such systems. The ship's IT infrastructure, ship's electromechanical and electronic systems, communication systems, automatic identification systems, ship information system are considered. In the port infrastructure, port security systems, port equipment systems, port communication systems are analyzed. The main types of cyber-attacks to which the ship and port parts of the industry are exposed are considered. The signs of attacks on the Internet of things systems on ships and in ports are considered. The trend towards greater system integration cannot be reversed for economic reasons. Such integration makes it possible to reduce the size of the team, build autonomous ships, work in the smart ports system, and makes it possible to save various resources (time, human, fuel and organizational). The paper considers the practical directions and challenges facing the industry in terms of improving the security of maritime transport in cyberspace.

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Author Biographies

  • Oleksiy Polikarovskykh, Odesa National Maritime University

    In 2015, he received a Doctor of Science degree (D.Sc. in Engineering) at the State University of Intellectual Technologies and Communication (Odessa, Ukraine) in the field of signal synthesis in telecommunication systems. In 2019 Full Professor of the Department of Telecommunications Technologies, Khmelnitsky National University (Khmelnitsky, Ukraine). Currently, Full Professor of the Department of Technical Cybernetics and Information Technologies, Odessa National Maritime University . Research includes issues related to the development of devices for signal synthesis, the theory of cybersecurity and Software Defined Radio.

  • Yurii Daus, Odesa National Maritime University

    In 1991 he received the degree Ph. D. in the field of mathematical modeling energy and mass exchange. Since 2023, associate professor of the department "Technical cybernetics and information technologies named after Prof. R.V. Mekta" of Odessa National Maritime University. I hold the position of assistant rector for information activities and cyber security. Research includes issues of cyber security and information protection, neural networks, mathematical modeling.

  • Dmytro Larin, Odesa National Maritime University

    In 2005 he received the degree of PhD in 2005 at the Odesa National Academy of Telecommunication named after A.S. Popov. I hold the position of associate professor of the department "Technical Cybernetics and Information Technologies named after prof. R.V. Merkt" of Odesa National Maritime University. Research includes issues of robotics, the Internet of Things, and information security.

  • Mariia Tkachenko, Odesa National Maritime University

    In 2012 she graduated from the Odesa National Maritime University with a major in “Information control systems and technologies” and receive the qualification of “system engineer”. In 2017 she received a degree Candidate of Physical and Mathematical Sciences at the Odesa I.I. Mechnikov National University (Odesa, Ukraine) in field elaborating an expert software package for statistically optimal determination of the parameters of binary systems. Currently Lecturer of the Department of Technical Cybernetics and Information Technologies named after Prof. R.V. Merkt, Odessa National Maritime University (Odessa, Ukraine).

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2023-06-30

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Vol. 1 No. 1 (2023)

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O. Polikarovskykh, Y. Daus, D. Larin, and M. Tkachenko, “Systematization of Cyber Threats in Maritime Transport”, SISIOT, vol. 1, no. 1, p. 01008, Jun. 2023, doi: 10.31861/sisiot2023.1.01008.