To counter cyber threats the Coast Guard has created Cyber Protection Teams (CPT). Based in Washington, D.C. CPT is the Coast Guard’s deployable unit responsible for offering
cybersecurity capabilities to the Marine Transportation System (MTS).
Area Maritime Security Committees 2020 Annual Report – Challenges, Suggestions, Accomplishments, and Best Practices
The Office of Port and Facility Compliance is pleased to announce the publication of a consolidated report on the status and work completed in 2020 by Area Maritime Security Committees.
Cyber Awareness Series Part 3: Cyber hygiene
Cyber hygiene is the first line of defense in a cyber-risk management plan and involves the processes one uses to protect access to an information network.
Cyber Awareness Series Part 2: Risk management
This article is the second in a series that the Coast Guard will be publishing in recognition of Cybersecurity Awareness Month.
Cyber Awareness Series Part 1: Facility compliance
Beginning on Oct. 1, 2021 facility owners and operators who have not already done so should submit FSP cyber amendments or annexes to their local Captain of the Port (COTP) as part of the facility’s annual audit.