---
title: "Worried about cyber pirates hijacking autonomous ships? Focus on port cybersecurity first"
url: "https://thecybersecurityplace.com/worried-about-cyber-pirates-hijacking-autonomous-ships-focus-on-port-cybersecurity-first/"
date: "2019-08-27T09:03:17+00:00"
section: "Software"
tags:
  - "Cyber Security Practices"
  - "Hijacking"
  - "Industrial Cyber Security"
  - "Software Security"
---

# Worried about cyber pirates hijacking autonomous ships? Focus on port cybersecurity first

August 27, 2019

> On average, the U.S. Coast Guard issues between ten and twenty safety alerts annually. Alerts tend to function more as a public service announcement designed to raise awareness of common

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