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The Starlink Conundrum directly into the ship’s network, which ers can reach it all.”

Kemberling formed BroCoTec in leaves the OT exposed. Many of these Owners and operators, particu- 2019 to deliver enterprise-grade IT systems run on 15-year-old PLCs larly those in the U.S., must catch infrastructure and cybersecurity to that have not been updated and carry up in recognizing and responding to small- and medium-sized businesses. major vulnerabilities. Cheap internet these threats, Kemberling advises. He

The company’s remit covers every- connected everything - and now hack- points to the US Coast Guard’s new thing from sensors to camera system: “if it sits on the network, we’ll sup- port it,” he says. BroCoTec is also keen to source top-tier tech talent, including a recent hire who previ- ously managed networks aboard the

International Space Station.

Drawing on his background as

CTO at Cloud services provider

Brinkster, where he supported “lit- erally thousands of servers”, Kem- berling notes the stark contrast with maritime clients who consider 30 servers a high number. “We come from different worlds,” he muses.

There is simply too much data for skeleton IT departments to manage nowadays, he elaborates. “The chang- ing landscape of security tools keeps growing exponentially, and it’s dif-