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Trump Issues Cyber Security Plan For Maritime Transportation System

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, January 5th, 2021

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Trump Issues Cyber Security Plan For Maritime Transportation System

President Donald Trump. Photo: White House.

The outgoing Trump administration on Tuesday released an action plan for strengthening the cyber security posture of the nation’s maritime transportation subsector during the next five years with an eye to economic security. The 36-page National Maritime Cybersecurity Plan directs a number of priority actions in three areas: risks and standards, information and intelligence sharing, and the creation of a cyber security workforce for the maritime transportation System (MTS). “The MTS contributes to one quarter of all United States gross…

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