Maritime cyber threat mitigation training

Multidisciplinary research-informed training developed to meet the unique and specific needs of the maritime sector
Cyber-SHIP Lab
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Benefits of training with the Cyber-SHIP Lab

  • Fully customisable syllabus.
  • Unique training environment.
  • Consistent with the NIST Cybersecurity Framework.
  • Content informed and developed by Cyber-SHIP Lab’s world-leading researchers.
  • Training delivered by operational and technical experts.
  • Unrivalled use of simulation and visualisation—including full mission bridge simulators, state of the art 3D modelling and virtual reality.
  • Scenarios tailored to your and your company’s roles and unique operational context.
The University of Plymouth Cyber-SHIP Lab provides holistic maritime cyber security training courses that equip shipping professionals with the appropriate skills to ensure safe and secure operations.
 

Our courses

We offer one, two, three, and five-day courses, with shorter courses being best suited to single-role groups and longer courses to mixed groups, ensuring a holistic approach to cyber risk management understanding across the organisation.

Maritime Cyber Threat Mitigation Awareness

Duration: One-day
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Intermediate Maritime Cyber Threat Mitigation

Duration: two-day
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Advanced Maritime Cyber Threat Mitigation or Mixed Team Scenario Training

Duration: three-day
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Advanced Company-wide Cyber Security Training

Duration: five-day
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Fully customisable syllabus

We understand that every company is different, from ships operated to systems in service. That is why our training is customisable to each company’s needs. Using a well-crafted modular format, you can select content most appropriate to your requirements.
Training modules can be tailored to specific roles and responsibilities, including:
  • Ship’s crew
  • Logistics and management
  • IT support/services
  • Board-level executives
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Unique training environment

Cyber-SHIP Lab is unique. It is a physical-twin platform for fully configurable ship, port and associated systems IT and OT. We can physically replicate the bridge and associated systems of most of the world’s shipping fleet in laboratory conditions. 
The Lab provides a safe, sandboxed testbed where cyber vulnerabilities, exploits, and associated operational consequences are explored, understood, and mitigated.
We have a rolling programme of maritime operations hardware acquisition and integration, and we are extending our capabilities further into ports and offshore critical national infrastructure cyber risk evaluation and mitigation.

Consistent with the NIST Cybersecurity Framework

Our courses equip learners to:
  • identify cyber risks in their specific operations
  • implement appropriate protection measures
  • play a key role in the detection of cyber incidents
  • be an effective part of the response to a cyber incident
  • ensure the recovery of operations is effective.
Cyber-SHIP Lab bridge simulator
 

Why this training is important

The last ten years has seen a sharp increase in reported and suspected cyber incidents in the maritime sector. Since 2017, all four of the world’s largest shipping companies have been victims of cyber incidents.
After International Maritime Organization (IMO) Resolution 428(98) became mandatory in January 2021, operators have been obliged to consider cyber risk within their safety risk management practices. By placing cyber risk under the International Safety Management (ISM) Code, and a ship’s Safety Management System, the IMO has indicated that the human element remains critical to cyber resilience, onboard and ashore.
As part of a company’s risk management processes, training must be provided to ensure all personnel are able to manage the risks posed by cyber-enabled technology. 
 

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