Maritime Cyber Risk Profiling With Dynamic Vessel-Specific Updates
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current maritime cyber risk assessment frameworks, such as MaCRA, are conceptual and lack an actual implementation, failing to provide adaptive and dynamic risk profiling solutions that can update risk profiles without requiring a complete reassessment each time, especially considering the rapid changes in cyber-elements and the diversity of maritime vessels.
Innovation Solution
A maritime cyber risk assessment profiling tool that interacts with an anonymized operational database to model and assess vessel-specific IT and OT system risks, providing dynamic updates through dynamic data callout interfaces, and suggests mitigations to reduce risks, including route adjustments and system implementations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If a complete risk reassessment is performed each time cyber-elements change, then measurement precision of risk is improved, but loss of time and productivity deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary risk assessments during vessel configuration and establishes baseline risk profiles before operations begin. This preliminary action creates a foundation that eliminates the need for complete reassessments when minor changes occur, as the pre-established models can be dynamically adjusted rather than rebuilt from scratch.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements dynamic risk profiling that continuously updates risk assessments based on changing cyber-elements without requiring complete reassessment. The system dynamically adjusts risk profiles by monitoring changes in cyber-threats, vessel configurations, and operational conditions, updating only the affected portions of the risk model while maintaining overall assessment accuracy.
2Reliability
If a comprehensive risk assessment framework is implemented, then reliability of risk profiling is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The risk assessment system is segmented into distinct modules: vulnerability assessment module, threat assessment module, risk calculation module, and mitigation recommendation module. Each module handles specific aspects of risk assessment independently, improving reliability through specialized processing while reducing overall system complexity through modular architecture that allows independent development and maintenance of each component.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a universal risk assessment framework that can be applied across diverse vessel types and maritime operations. The system uses standardized risk models and assessment methodologies that can be universally applied to different vessels, cargo types, and operational scenarios, improving reliability through consistent assessment approaches while avoiding the complexity of developing separate specialized systems for each vessel type.
3Measurement precision
If detailed risk data is collected for all vessels, then measurement precision is improved, but loss of information and data management burden increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system extracts and separates critical risk-related data from general vessel operational data. It identifies and extracts specifically relevant cyber-risk parameters such as vulnerability levels, threat exposures, and risk factors, while filtering out unnecessary information. This extraction process maintains measurement precision by focusing on essential risk data while reducing the overall data management burden by eliminating extraneous information.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements partial data collection by gathering only the necessary risk-related information required for accurate assessment rather than collecting all possible vessel data. The system collects sufficient data to achieve measurement precision for risk profiling without the excessive action of gathering every conceivable parameter, thereby reducing data management burden while maintaining adequate precision for maritime cyber-risk assessment.
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AI summary
An approach is provided for a maritime cyber risk assessment profiling tool. The tool accesses a risk profile for one or more maritime vessels, wherein the risk profile includes a plurality of attack vectors targeting a plurality of systems associated with the one or more maritime vessels, and wherein each of the plurality of attack vectors is associated with a quantified risk value. The tool retrieves a risk update from a dynamic risk data source. The tool updates the risk profile based on the risk update, including a first attack vector. The tool causes display of a risk assessment for the one or more maritime vessels based on the updated risk profile, wherein the risk assessment includes risk values assigned for a particular set of the plurality of systems including a risk value that changed based on the update to the first attack vector.