The Cyber Attack on Maersk marked the most high profile online hit of a shipping firm to date, this should be a wakeup call for the industry as reported by the Chairman of the International Chamber of Shipping
‘We Expect the cyber-attack will impact results negatively by $200m-$300” Søren Skou, CEO of A.P. Moller
William Doyle, a Federal Maritime Commissioner based in Washington D.C., also commented on the attack last month, saying:
“This Cyber-attack happened to Maersk, the largest ocean carrier in the world. If it can happen to them, it can happen to anyone – all of us need to redouble your efforts and secure the best IT system protections.”
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