IAI and Israel Shipyards signed a cooperation agreement: will develop a cyber protection solution for ships

Israel Aerospace Industries and Shipyards has signed a cooperation agreement, under which Israel Aerospace Industries and Shipyards will develop a cyber protection suit for ships. The new solution will include dedicated defense mechanisms adapted to marine platforms, taking into account the technical characteristics of the systems. .
The regulation on marine systems, led by the International Maritime Organization (IMO), has begun the process of deepening cyber protection requirements for ships and ports. About 95% of imports to Israel come by sea and include required goods in the fields of energy, food, industry, security and more. Increasing global cyber attacks on ports and ships could jeopardize the functional stability of maritime transport, and such attacks, whether by hackers or by piracy, disrupt the ship's navigation and operations capabilities, leak information, delay shipments, and harm the country.
The aerospace industry is developing cyber solutions and unique and advanced capabilities for national cyber arrays, cyber protection on platforms, forensics and training and offers its customers a variety of capabilities to deal with the various cyber threats. The company operates R&D and innovation centers around the world and heads the Israeli Cyber ​​Companies Consortium (IC3 Israeli Cyber ​​Companies Consortium). The cyber union, which includes leading Israeli companies in the field, offers end-to-end solutions for national cyber systems.
Israel Shipyards develops diverse solutions for customers' requirements and needs in the maritime - military and civilian field, markets its products to both the Israeli Navy and customers around the world while providing planning flexibility that fully addresses the variety of threats and needs of the various users. The shipyard also owns a fleet of merchant ships.
Chairman of the Israel Shipyards, Sami Katsav: "We are proud of the cooperation with the aerospace industry, which has a broad knowledge and reputation in the cyber field. Cooperation with IAI combines areas of knowledge of IAI in the cyber world with the knowledge and experience of Israeli shipyards in the design, construction, operation and maintenance of military and civilian vessels. The expansion of the shipyard's activity and the cooperation with the aerospace industry is part of the growth strategy of Israel Shipyards for global technological leadership in the field of vessel construction.
IAI CEO Boaz Levy: "The cooperation with Israel Shipyards provides a comprehensive cyber solution for civilian ships with the most necessary goods for the State of Israel. IAI is a national center of knowledge in the maritime and cyber fields for a variety of platforms, and the current agreement will provide a cyber defense system for vessels built in Israeli shipyards. "
IAI, the largest defense technology company in Israel, is one of the world leaders in the production and development of advanced systems in the fields of air, space, sea, land and cyber, for the military-security market and the civilian market. The company is a national knowledge center in the fields of missiles, radars, satellites, unmanned aerial vehicles, civil aviation and cyber.
Israel Shipyards is one of the largest and leading shipyards in the Eastern Mediterranean. Israel Shipyards operates in the field of development, planning and construction of ships of various types as well as repair and maintenance services for ships. The company's product portfolio includes "assault" missile corvettes including SAAR 4, SAAR 4.5 and SAAR S-72, economic water cruise ships (OPVs), and speedboat speed cruise ships, as well as merchant ships and tugs.