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Cyber

Security.

© polygraphus/AdobeStock facing the challenges of delays. And warehouses and it procedures. What once again, these are delays because can’t get there, and are some of your of canceled sailings, delays because then it’s delayed recommenda- of port restrictions and congestion, or with the second tions?

delays because of site closures. And storm. So that we know with the supply chain, it’s accumulation of

Andrew a domino effect. We work with our risk, because the At Al-

Kinsey: assureds regularly to inform them it’s ships are getting lianz we tell our a changing landscape. What worked discharged in that assureds: cyber yesterday will not work tomorrow. It’s window, but the is a race without a just going to change. It really goes back barges can’t always ? nish. It not going to basics, getting on the phone, making get there or the heavy away and you need to those phone calls. Sometimes it’s a late hauls. A key factor to this stay on top of it because at night call if it’s Vietnam or Malaysia is to understand the deterioration it’s an ever-changing landscape. or India, but really touching base and of the infrastructure. When you have There are some unique challenges from knowing who’s at the other end, who’s storms of this magnitude pass through, a marine standpoint for cyber, but the going to support you. you are having changes in your chan- biggest thing to remember is there are a nels, your dredging, your roads, your lot of assets available for cyber (protec- heavy hauls, your power lines. That’s tion) throughout the cyber community.

MR TV: 2020 has been quite a year the hardware. But then also the soft- This is not a maritime only threat. This and it’s not only been COVID-19; also ware. Your internet, your phone, your is something that every company, every the record hurricane season. What do power, all these things are out and have entity. So you can’t just go down the you consider to be the best lessons to be addressed and brought back up. rabbit hole of what we have to do for learned (or not learned) as far as hur-

So from a heavy haul standpoint, or marine, we’re all interconnected. (So ricane preparedness and response?

from a Coast Guard standpoint, you’re we recommend to) use the assets that

It actually goes back not going to be able to get down that are available. The Coast Guard is a

Andrew Kinsey: to one of the ? rst things I learned at channel. You’re not going to be able great start, go there ? rst to understand my Alma mater, the seven Ps of proper to go down that road. Having a plan, how it has to be tailored to your safety planning. One of the biggest challenges vetting that plan, and doing a tabletop management system speci? cally, but for this season was the back-to-back beforehand (is essential). reach out, drill down, there are more storms. One of the major sites we’ve assets available. The Department of been working with one of our assureds Homeland Security has some wonder- is Lake Charles, which un- ful assets for small businesses. And

MR TV: Last but surely not least fortunately has suffered then the National Cybersecurity Forum is the prevalence of cyber repeated storms. also has some excellent resources. (Ef- security threats to the

So you’re facing fectively mitigating the cyber security maritime commu- accumulations. threat) takes continued improvement, nity. As you know,

The cargo that it takes continued vigilance. And since as of January 1, couldn’t get it’s part of that safety management 2021, all vessels there because system, it also needs to be audited. We with the safety of the ? rst have to review it each year. So it’s not management storm is still a one and done, and it’s unfortunately system need to sitting on barges not going to be done, there is no real address cyber- or rail or in ? nish here. security in their

Hurricane

Preparation.

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