White House releases maritime cybersecurity update

guest · Jan 6, 2021

White House releases maritime cybersecurity update
January 5, 2021
https://www.cyberscoop.com/maritime-cybersecurity-trump-white-house/

The National Security Council is planning to issue a cybersecurity update to the U.S. government’s national maritime security strategy Tuesday, multiple senior administration officials tell CyberScoop.

The update, which administration officials first teased last September, will prompt federal agencies to develop more streamlined cybersecurity standards for organizations in the maritime transportation system (MTS), which includes seaports, vessel owners and operators and terminal operators, according to administration strategy documents obtained by CyberScoop.
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The update from the White House also is aimed at promoting more information-sharing on maritime cyberthreats with the private sector, streamlining the information-sharing process and prompting the U.S. government to establish maritime cybersecurity-focused workforce programs.

The NSC is releasing the National Maritime Cybersecurity Plan as part of a recognition that there are gaps in U.S. maritime security, officials said.

“We’re really focused on making sure that the people operating in that maritime system in the U.S. have good cybersecurity practices,” one senior administration official familiar with the plan told CyberScoop.
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Update, 1/5/2021: After publication of this story, the White House released the plan Tuesday.
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