Port Management Strategy for Enhancing Cybersecurity and Resilience

This book provides a comprehensive overview of cybersecurity management in ports, cybersecurity vulnerabilities, and managerial strategies to improve cyber resilience.

Organized into three sections, the book provides an overview of seaport infrastructure and actors and cyber and technological risks. It is written in a non-technical manner, focusing on the intersection of maritime transport and information security.

Key elements of the book include:

• Analysis of 11 publicly reported cyber-attacks, to understand hacker penetration techniques and motivations, as well as the impact on port operations
• Clear technical explanations of port cybersecurity strategy, including cybersecurity hygiene and the cyberattack management cycle
• Step-by-step guidelines for making response, recovery, and mitigation plans for new managers and port officers involved in cybersecurity teams

This book will appeal to students and researchers of port operations and management, logistics, and supply chain management. Practitioners can also use this book as a guide to improve their knowledge of cyber risk and the measures to address it.