What happens if a hacker attacks the ship’s onboard system?

BIMCO, the world’s largest shipping association, will focus on cyber security and how to handle a maritime casualty crisis at its next annual conference in Hamburg on 18 November 2015. Angus Frew, secretary general of BIMCO, said “We will run two very interactive and engaging sessions on cyber security and on managing a crisis in the aftermath of a maritime casualty using the latest technology and involving leading experts in each field. The goal is for the sessions to be extremely useful for those working directly with these challenges – but also very engaging for all shipping professionals. We want to draw industry people together for the event to create an excellent opportunity to network and do business”.