ABB awarded key cyber security approval

The systems meet DNV’s ‘Cyber Secure SP0’, in line with International Maritime Organisation Resolution MSC.428(98), which requires the safety management system to take into account cyber risk management in accordance with the International Safety Management Code.

Jarle Blomhoff, group leader cyber safety and security at DNV, said that risk managers were putting cyber security to the top of their list in terms of shipping risks. “The DNV cyber secure class notation is in line with IMO regulations, and provides shipowners, shipyards and maritime insurers a class based formal structure for their cyber security initiatives,” he added.

Alignment with IMO guidelines validates the cyber security performance not only of ABB’s physical setup but also of the integrated products and system architecture. It will also simplify and speed up installation, commissioning and testing, reducing costs and supporting a vessel owner’s management of cyber risks.

ABB has recently opened a dedicated laboratory to model cyber security risks and help owners and operators better manage their cyber risk exposure. In 2020, a cruise ship featuring ABB solutions became the first vessel to achieve system compliance under DNV’s framework for integrated cyber security.