High Impact Malware Targeting Maritime Infrastructure

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Abstract

Malware, of varying degrees of sophistication, is a growing
problem for any and all computing devices. With computing devices becoming more integrated into daily life across all sectors, malware has a
more diverse cyberspace to affect. There is existent research examining
the problem of malware from various perspectives: Personal Computers, smartphones, Internet of Things devices, etc. The majority of this
research has, in the past, focused on Information Technology (IT) devices and IT issues. More recently, there is an emerging body of work
with a focus on Operational Technology (OT), in various domains, such
as power grids, communication infrastructure, and factories. Unlike IT,
OT directly monitors and/or controls industrial equipment, assets, processes and events. There is a belief in some sub-communities that security
research and solutions for OT are no different to those for IT. We postulate that this is not true, and that there are some sectors where the
difference is more pronounced than others. In this paper, we present the
construction of a relatively simple example of malware specifically designed to target cyber-physical vulnerabilities in maritime transport, to
demonstrate how sector-specific information can be exploited to create
an extremely high-impact incident.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationThe Practice of Formal Methods
Subtitle of host publicationEssays in Honour of Cliff Jones, Part I
EditorsAnna Cavalcanti, James Baxter
PublisherSpringer Nature
Volume1
ISBN (Electronic)978-3-031-66676-6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 4 Sept 2024

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science
PublisherSpringer

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Computer Science (miscellaneous)

Keywords

  • Cyber-security
  • maritime cybersecurity
  • Malware

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