European Critical Dependencies

https://jurgen.gaeremyn.be/2025/03/08/european-critical-dependencies/

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🔵 Join us at the BrIAS Public Forum: Protection of Critical Underwater Infrastructures on May 19, 2025, in Brussels.

Experts from EU, NATO, navies & industry will discuss threats, resilience, innovation, and policy.

Register: https://www.brias.be/en/brias-public-forum-protection-of-critical-underwater-infrastructures

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🚢 While headlines focus on border security, America’s maritime cybersecurity remains dangerously exposed — and adversaries know it.

With 95,000+ miles of coastline and over 360 ports supporting $5.4 trillion in economic activity and 10 million jobs, the U.S. maritime transportation system is both mission-critical and vulnerable.

The August 2024 ransomware attack at the Port of Seattle proved it: mass cargo delays, a breach of 90,000 personal records, and potential risks to life.

As state-sponsored actors like China and Russia ramp up digital attacks on U.S. critical infrastructure, experts are urging a complete overhaul of America’s maritime cyber posture. A few key problems:
- The U.S. Coast Guard lacks cyber expertise and visibility
- Over 200 Chinese-manufactured cranes with foreign software still operate in U.S. ports
- The maritime industry relies heavily on outdated operational tech and software
- SLTT governments lack funding, clear threat metrics, and secure channels for coordination

The solution? A coordinated strategy that includes:
- Modernizing Coast Guard cyber personnel, training, and tools
- Investing in AI, blockchain, and port software upgrades
- Passing the bipartisan Port Crane Security and Inspection Act
- Strengthening public-private partnerships with port operators
- Preserving FEMA’s port cybersecurity grant programs
- Fast-tracking security clearances for local leaders
- Creating a Maritime Security Trust Fund to reinvest port fees
- Launching scholarships to bring new cyber talent into the maritime domain

With legislation like the Cyber PIVOTT Act and Executive Orders on maritime dominance and SLTT resilience, the U.S. has a chance to rebuild its shipping superiority — and secure the supply chain from the sea up.

At @Efani, we believe critical infrastructure security starts with recognition: cybersecurity isn’t just about the cloud or data centers. It’s about every port, crane, and vessel that keeps the nation moving.

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With Chinese diplomats reportedly admitting to targeting US Critical Infrastructure as a "warning to the U.S. about Taiwan" and some in the industry war-gaming the possibility of Cyber Effects being used to sway the Trade dispute between the US and China, now seemed a good time to do a reality check on how - if at all - China would do so.

The bottom line - expect a surge in cyber espionage and signaling campaigns targeting US telcos and leadership to provide the CCP a competitive advantage in negotiations and their backdoor dealings.🕵️

Cyber Security doesn't operate in a vacuum - here's a good example of where geopolitics starts to seep in at the edges: https://opalsec.io/is-cyber-a-legitimate-weapon-in-a-tariff-war/

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