Recommendation on Cyber Resilience
These recommendations outline the technical requirements needed to ensure that ships are cyber resilient and have the capability to cope with cyber incidents that may occur on board.
They provide guidance on risk mitigation and are designed to ensure that the design, integration and/or maintenance of computer based systems support secure operations and protect against unauthorised access. Topics covered include:
- Reference guidelines and standards
- terms and definitions
- goals for design and construction
- functional and technical requirements
- verification testing.
These recommendations support IMO Resolution MSC.428(98) ‘Maritime Cyber Risk Management in Safety Management Systems’.
IACS
Dedicated to safe ships and clean seas, IACS makes a unique contribution to maritime safety and regulation through technical support, compliance verification and research and development. More than 90% of the world's cargo carrying tonnage is covered by the classification design, construction and through-life compliance rules and standards set by the twelve Member Societies of IACS.
IACS is a not for profit membership organisation of classification societies that establish minimum technical standards and requirements that address maritime safety and environmental protection and ensures their consistent application. It carries out this responsibility through its panels, expert groups and project teams and provides a Quality System Certification Scheme (QSCS) that its Members comply with, as an assurance of professional integrity and maintenance of high professional standards. IACS is recognized as the principal technical advisor of IMO.