KVH Announces 6-Level Cybersecurity Strategy for Maritime VSAT Network
June 06 2018 - 12:00AM
As the maritime industry turns to digitalization to help improve
operational efficiency, there is increasing awareness of the
importance of protecting networks and vessels from cyber risks. KVH
Industries, Inc., (Nasdaq:KVHI), today announced “6-Level
Cybersecurity,” a cohesive group of initiatives designed to provide
proactive cybersecurity protection for the KVH hardware and
maritime VSAT satellite network used by its global maritime
customers.
“KVH’s approach to the extremely important issue of
cybersecurity is to address the complexity in numerous ways, from
training seafarers with our KVH VideotelTM ‘Cybersecurity at Sea’
program—which we will begin making available at no cost to our VSAT
customers this month—to the many network safeguards we have in
place,” says Martin Kits van Heyningen, KVH’s chief executive
officer. A key level of KVH’s cybersecurity strategy addresses the
important issue of seafarer training, as many incidents throughout
the maritime industry can begin unknowingly with the crew.
Effective this month, all vessels subscribing to KVH’s mini-VSAT
Broadbandsm connectivity service will be able to receive the KVH
Videotel “Cybersecurity at Sea” training program at no cost. The
program, created in conjunction with maritime experts and based on
regulations from the International Maritime Organization and
guidelines from the shipping trade group BIMCO, covers such topics
as assessing and reducing the risks of a cyber incident and
responding to a cyber incident. Other levels of KVH’s cybersecurity
strategy involve: satellite network security; terrestrial network
security; hardware and network configuration; protected Internet
egress; and response to threats and incidents. For satellite
network security, KVH implements numerous infrastructure safeguards
and different types of authentication, encryption, or proprietary
air interfaces. For the terrestrial network, KVH’s system is
designed to provide traffic separation and to route global
satellite traffic over private circuits to MegaPOPs, where Internet
egress occurs. “To enhance the security of transmissions between
ship and shore, we’ve designed our system so that traffic does not
touch the Internet before going through edge security devices at
MegaPOPs,” notes Rick Driscoll, KVH’s vice president of satellite
products & services. KVH’s cyber strategy also targets the
security of KVH hardware and network configuration. For example,
onboard local area network (LAN) segmentation can be configured for
operations, crew networks, and third-party charter networks via
firewall. In addition, the myKVHTM portal is designed to provide
the ability to enforce a crew login requirement on the vessel prior
to accessing networked vessel systems or the Internet. KVH’s
cybersecurity strategy also focuses on protected Internet egress,
including: application-level Universal Threat Management (UTM)
firewalls in each KVH MegaPOP; application-level traffic shapers;
multiple forms of threat blocking; and optional global static IP
addresses. Assisting a vessel or fleet in response to a
cybersecurity incident is also part of KVH’s cyber strategy. KVH
provides a cybersecurity incident response team if a fleet suspects
a cybersecurity attack, with the goal to manage and minimize the
risk as quickly as possible. “We are working to continually upgrade
our network security and our processes to reduce cyber risks for
the vessels and fleets that rely on KVH’s mini-VSAT Broadband
connectivity,” says Mr. Kits van Heyningen. “As the maritime
industry continues to embrace digitalization, we are committed to
continuing to be proactive about cybersecurity.” KVH is a mobile
tech innovator that provides connectivity solutions for commercial
maritime, leisure marine, and land mobile applications on vessels
and vehicles, including the award-winning TracPhone® and
TracVision® product lines, the global mini-VSAT Broadband network,
and AgilePlans™ Connectivity as a Service (CaaS). The company’s
Videotel business is a market-leading provider of training films,
computer-based training, and eLearning for the maritime industry,
and its KVH Media Group provides news, sports, and entertainment
content with such brands as NEWSlink™ and SPORTSlink™.
Note to Editors: For more information about KVH’s cybersecurity
strategy, please visit kvh.com/cybersecurity. High-resolution
images of KVH products are available at the KVH Press Room Image
Library, kvh.com/Press-Room/Image-Library.
About KVH Industries, Inc.KVH Industries, Inc.
(Nasdaq:KVHI), is a global leader in mobile connectivity and
inertial navigation systems, innovating to enable a mobile world. A
market leader in maritime VSAT, KVH designs, manufactures, and
provides connectivity and content services globally. KVH is also a
premier manufacturer of high-performance sensors and integrated
inertial systems for defense and commercial applications. Founded
in 1982, the company is based in Middletown, RI, with research,
development, and manufacturing operations in Middletown, RI, and
Tinley Park, IL, and more than a dozen offices around the
globe.
This press release contains forward-looking
statements that involve risks and uncertainties. For example,
forward-looking statements include statements regarding our
cybersecurity program and its effectiveness, including our incident
response system, and potential future improvements to the program.
Actual results could differ materially from the forward-looking
statements made in this press release. Factors that might cause
these differences include, but are not limited to: the possibility
that our current and future systems do or will contain undetected
vulnerabilities; the risk that the defensive steps we have taken
will not effectively prevent, delay, or contain potential
cyberattacks; the risk that customers will not take advantage of
the protections we offer; the risk that hacker capabilities will
accelerate faster than our defensive abilities; and unanticipated
costs of operating our cybersecurity program at the desired level
of continuous effectiveness. Our risk factors are discussed in more
detail in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission on March 2, 2018. Copies are available
through our Investor Relations department and website,
investors.kvh.com. We do not assume any obligation to update our
forward-looking statements to reflect new information and
developments.
KVH Industries, Inc. has used, registered, or
applied to register its trademarks in the U.S.A. and other
countries around the world, including but not limited to the
following marks: KVH, mini-VSAT Broadband, Videotel, myKVH,
TracPhone, TracVision, AgilePlans, NEWSlink and SPORTSlink. All
other trademarks are the property of their respective
companies.
For further information, please
contact:Jill ConnorsMedia Relations & Industry Analyst
ManagerKVH Industries, Inc.Tel: +1 401 851 3824jconnors@kvh.com
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