Coast Guard & Cyber-Attack Prevention

In August 2021, the Coast Guard released an updated version of its Cyber Strategic Outlook.1 This document, along with Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS’s) newly released National Maritime Cybersecurity Plan, marks a shift from previous guidance.2 Most notably, the new Cyber Strategic Outlook places the onus squarely on the shoulders of shoreside commanders in the Coast Guard to “prevent and respond” to cyber incidents within the Marine Transportation System (MTS).The Coast Guard’s new cyber strategy details lines of effort the service will take as the DHS “Sector Specific Agency” assigned with carrying out cyber-protection functions for the MTS. One major change from previous guidance states that the Coast Guard “will apply our existing framework for prevention and response activities to mitigate cyber risks.”3 This function fits nicely into the Captain of the Port (COTP) authority the service already holds, wh …

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