Cyber Attacks in the Shipping Industry

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Cyber attacks are becoming increasingly sophisticated and the potential fall out from such an attack can be extremely costly.
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Cyber attacks are becoming increasingly sophisticated and the potential fall out from such an attack can be extremely costly. Modern day ships are run by computers which provides an opportunity for malicious programmes to take control of a vessel. Click here to read more about this issue on our Ship Law Log blog.

*Research and drafting assistance for this post was provided by Reed Smith Summer Associate Tom Summers.

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