Priya PatelTLDR:
UNCW is expanding its Maritime Cybersecurity Program with funding from the federal budget to develop national standards, research, and workforce training to protect America’s Marine Transportation System from cyber threats. The program will focus on risk assessment, workforce development, and standards development to enhance cybersecurity in the maritime industry.
UNCW announced plans to expand its Maritime Cybersecurity Program with funding from the federal budget to enhance cybersecurity in America’s Marine Transportation System. The program aims to develop national standards, research, and train a skilled workforce to address cyber threats in the maritime industry. Congressman David Rouzer secured $625,000 for the project from the FY24 federal budget to support the program led by Professor Ulku Clark and Dean Ron Vetter. The initiative will focus on risk assessment, workforce training, and standards development to strengthen cybersecurity in the maritime subsector of the transportation systems sector. This effort aligns with the current administration’s executive order to bolster maritime cybersecurity and protect the nation’s supply chains from cyber-attacks. The program will build on UNCW’s existing cybersecurity curriculum and partnerships, including the Center for Cyber Defense Education, to address critical national security issues in the maritime industry.
