Submitted by Lt. Cmdr. Brandon Link, Office of Port and Facility Compliance

Throughout the month of May, the Coast Guard’s Office of Port and Facility Compliance, in coordination with ABS Group, provided four opportunities for Area Maritime Security Committee members to participate in “Maritime Transportation System Cyber Awareness Training” via webinar. Over 200 AMSC members and port stakeholders participated in the sessions.

In consideration of those who were not able to participate in one of the scheduled webinar sessions, the Coast Guard has made a recording of the training that is available online at the following websites:

• Port and Facility Compliance website
• Homeport – Click on “Maritime Cybersecurity Awareness Webinar” on the left side of the screen, and then the “Maritime Cybersecurity Awareness – May 16, 2018” file on the right
• Domestic Ports Division Cybersecurity website – Scroll down to the “References” section near the end of the page and click on “Maritime Cybersecurity Awareness Webinar” link

This training was developed to provide basic cyber awareness with a focus on maritime facility and vessel operations. The awareness training is intended to provide personnel at all levels of organization with a basic understanding of cyber terms and systems that may be encountered throughout the Marine Transportation System. The webinar was tailored to the AMSC audience, but is open to anybody with an interest in increasing their cyber awareness.

The Coast Guard is reviewing questions and feedback and will take these into consideration in updates and improvements to this and future cyber-focused training.

For any questions on the material covered in the webinar, or for any technical issues, please contact Mr. Matt Mowrer, ABS Group, at mmowrer@abs-group.com, or Lt. Cmdr. Brandon Link, Office of Port & Facility Compliance, U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, via email at Brandon.M.Link@uscg.mil.

For any questions or comments related to this post, please contact Lt. Cmdr. Brandon Link via email.

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