Emergency Contact Secure State Cyber: Cyber risks on board passenger vessels Home Latest updates News Secure State Cyber: Cyber risks on board passenger vessels 14 Jun 2019 Download Sign up for alerts Secure State Cyber have been specialising in information and cyber security since 2005. Their mission is to create security for everyone within the digital space. Their consultants are specialists in information security and come from a diverse range of academic backgrounds, including civil engineering, computer systems, law with specialty integrity protection, cognitive science, civil economics and computer networking. In collaboration with Secure State Cyber, the Club will be releasing a series of short FAQ articles identifying common cyber risks on board and what actions Members can take to ensure the security of their vessels. The first article focuses on passenger vessels and the cyber risks associated with on board Wi-Fi and passenger devices. Should passenger vessel owners and operators allow availability of Wi-Fi to all passengers? These days passenger vessels are almost always expected to provide Wi-Fi for guests but there are associated risks in allowing passengers to use publicly available Wi-Fi on board. It is strongly recommended that passengers are offered a guest Wi-Fi network, with client isolation (this stops a user’s device from detecting and sending data to other devices on the same network). It is also recommended that this network be kept completely separate from the Wi-Fi network responsible for controlling the ship’s vital navigation and communication systems including that for on board administrative tasks. There should be clearly established controls that prevent devices accessing both the public Wi-Fi and the restricted systems. Further network segregation should also be implemented for the administrative network and the critical ship systems such as the Industrial Control System (ICS). This also extends to include the devices that can connect