Danish Shipping, the shipowners association based in Copenhagen, says recent senior executive survey of its members found that 69% of respondents have been subject to cyber crime.
The organisations says the responses from the 26 executives in its CEO panel show that cyber crime has become more important in the corporate agenda.
In a public statement Danish Shipping wrote:
“In the survey, 42 pct. of the senior executives indicate that they are very worried or extremely worried that their company will be attacked or that their data will be lost in the coming 12 months. The concern is based on a concrete threat as approximately 69 pct. of the companies have been subject to cyber crime over the last year according to the responses to the panel”.
The association also noted that many shipowners have increased their IT security budgets in response to the increased threat they perceive.
“It is worrying that a majority of shipping companies have been subject to attacks against their IT systems and unfortunately this is a threat that is not expected to diminish in future. At the same time, it is important to emphasize that the attacks experienced by the shipping companies are attacks that any company is at risk of being exposed to. Therefore, it is not the ships and the safety of the crew that is of the greatest concern but attacks on land-based systems and the consequences of these“, said Danish Shipping executive director Maria Skipper Schwenn.
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