The cyber threat against the Danish maritime sector 2019

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This threat assessment is published to inform the maritime sector about the various kinds of cyber threats to help them protect their assets.

The threat from cyber espionage against the sector is VERY HIGH. The threat comes from foreign nation that have both economical and political interests in spying against businesses and government agencies within the maritime sector.

The threat from cyber crime is also VERY HIGH. Cyber criminals are targeting many different kinds of attacks against companies and authorities in the sector. Besides the financial consequences, cyber crime can also disturb operations in the worst case scenarios.

Criminal hackers use tactics such as ransomware, hack and leak, fraud and abuse of resources like computing power to generate crypto currency.

The assessment also describes the lesser threat levels from destructive cyber attacks, cyber activism, and cyber terror.

The assessment is supplemented by a specific assessment of the cyber threat against the operational systems on board ships.