ExecTech Webinar: HACK the SHIP – the Security, Functionality, Usability Triangle Gone Wrong

MTUG thanks Josh Moss and Jockel Carter for bringing this unique presentation to the MTUG audience: “HACK the SHIP: An overview of Shipboard ICS Cybersecurity… OR… the Security, Functionality, Usability Triangle Gone Wrong.”

In this session, presenter Joshua Moss explores the lack of applied security across the Maritime Transportation System (MTS). Merchant shipping is especially vulnerable due to the insecure protocols used in the Industrial Control Systems (ICS) aboard large merchant ships. Josh walks users through the network layout of a merchant ship, and discusses how a malicious attacker can take control of ships similar to the large, liquid natural gas, and bulk carriers that come to port here in Portland, Maine. The lack of “baked in” security is then used as an analogy and a reminder to Maine technology users to have foresight when designing processes and technologies, and ensure that security is always a thought, not an afterthought.

Participants are exposed to a common security situation that is typical for naval systems, industrial controls systems, and other infrastructure that is often considered beyond the reach of cyber-attack but is not. Co-collaborator in this session, Jockel Carter, represents the layman’s voice, assisting in clarifying concepts and questions to key sections of Josh’s presentation, and how similar issues impact a variety of environments.

To get involved with Hack the Ship and similar events, please visit https://HackTheMachine.ai

MTUG thanks our volunteer board member Kristen Kucera, who coordinated this event’s speakers and topic.