Marine

Threat Landscape

Maritime is an OT-dominant sector. Systems defining vessel operation — propulsion control, navigation, dynamic positioning, steering gear, ballast management, cargo handling — are operational technology designed for reliability and availability, not cybersecurity. Many operate on legacy platforms with 20–30 year design lives, running proprietary protocols that cannot be patched at sea.

GPS spoofing incidents in the Black Sea and Persian Gulf have demonstrated navigation system manipulation capabilities. Ransomware attacks on shipping companies and port infrastructure have demonstrated that shore-based IT compromise cascades to vessel operations. State-sponsored actors have identified maritime as a strategic target for disruption and intelligence collection.

Regulatory & Framework Landscape

Maritime cybersecurity is governed by classification society requirements (IACS UR E26 for ship cybersecurity and E27 for onboard systems), IMO guidelines for maritime cyber risk management, and NIS Regulations for designated port and shipping operators. The UK Cyber Security and Resilience Bill will further expand obligations for maritime CNI operators.

CCM Domain Alignment

Marine organisations activate the D14 OT/ICS Security overlay for vessel OT systems alongside the mandatory baseline. For organisations managing both vessel operations and shore-side infrastructure, the converged operating context provides unified governance across the full operational footprint.

Operating Context

How C-PAP Supports Marine

C-PAP provides a unified assurance platform bridging IACS E26/E27 classification requirements with broader CNI/NIS obligations. Maritime organisations assess once against the CCM and generate framework-specific evidence views automatically — reducing regulatory fragmentation where classification societies have different assessment interpretations.

The platform consolidates evidence across vessels, fleets, and shore-side operations through a single control baseline, with the D14 overlay providing dedicated governance for vessel OT systems including propulsion, navigation, and cargo handling.