Open issues and proposals in the IT security management of commercial ports: The S-PORT national case

Abstract

Commercial ports are large scale infrastructures which their Information and Telecommunication (PIT) systems offer critical services and host sensitive data. However the current maritime legislation or standardization efforts do not sufficiently cover the IT security of the commercial ports. Identifying these needs we propose a collaborative environment offering security management services including a targeted risk management methodology which will help commercial ports to self manage their security. © 2012 IFIP International Federation for Information Processing.