Lloyd’s Register’s certification validates Wärtsilä Marine’s cyber security measures
Summary
“This certification validates Wärtsilä’s work in mitigating cyber security risks with the appropriate controls in the integrated system, when collecting and sharing operational data. For Operational Technology (OT) systems that provide highly integrated solutions to most of the world’s marine industry today, Wärtsilä aligns in most cases with the security standard IEC 62443, as laid out by the International Electrotechnical Commission, for Industrial Automation and Control Systems, which has been developed by a global network of experts from all industry sectors Wärtsilä’s Smart Marine Ecosystem approach utilises smart technologies within the areas of digitalisation, connectivity, and data exchange to create greater levels of efficiency, safety, and environmental performance. Understanding and effectively dealing with potential cyber security risks introduces a level of safety that adds value to the implementation of these new technologies and ways of working. Image caption: Wärtsilä is committed to integrating cyber security into all its products, systems and services. By emphasising sustainable innovation, total efficiency and data analytics, Wärtsilä maximises the environmental and economic performance of the vessels and power plants of its customers.