ATLANTA's Premiere Global Services Inc (PGI), a producer
of virtual meeting software, has warned shipping of the dangers of its growing
reliance on computer technology.
Speaking at the Security in Complex Environments
conference, held in London, PGI technical chief Sebastian Madden said responses
should be intelligence-led and strike a balance between "hoping for the
best and opening the cheque book indiscriminately to IT companies".
"To be successful, companies must focus on physical,
technical and human protective measures. They need to ask, what will be the
quickest way for hackers to achieve their objective and how can I protect
myself?" he said.
Costs of up to US$1 billion a day could be incurred
should a major US port fall prey to a successful cyber attack based on how much
it would cost if a major port stopped working.
Mr Madden referred to a recent case involving a gang
using the port of Antwerp to traffic drugs in containers by hacking into
company software and having specific containers given to confederate truckers.
The Antwerp gang sent employees malware to break into
security databases. When a firewall was set up to prevent this, the criminals
broke into the offices and installed devices that allowed them to detect
passwords.
Lloyd's List reported last week that Antwerp's port
community has since established a cyber-crime taskforce to prevent such attacks
in future.
Mr Madden said there were historical points in a company's
life when it became vulnerable to such office openings, entering into a joint
venture, or during intense negotiations.
A Brookings Institute, published earlier this year, found
that cyber disruption at Long Beach or Los Angeles could hit 20 per cent of the
US maritime transport.
Source : HKSG.
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