INFORMATION SECURITY ARRANGEMENTS OF SEAGOING SHIP

Abstract

Security of modern transport ships is primarily related to the protection of informationfrom unauthorized access and prevention of leakage. Every shipowner, by protecting theconfidentiality of data, not only reduces the risk and possible losses from its leakage, but alsoincreases the level of trust in the eyes of its customers and partners. The quality and quantity changes,which have taken place in recent years on seagoing vessels, have significantly contributed to thesafety of their operation and the smooth running of their operations. Modern ship navigation isheavily dependent on information support, which is an important element in ship handling processes.New marine digital information systems are being deployed based on digital data exchange, to ensurenavigational safety. This allows immediate processing of summaries of information for thefunctioning of the ship's navigation systems. In addition, these systems provide the ability to exclude the decision-making process for ship management based on incomplete or unreliable information andrequire the maintenance of special measures to ensure its safety. Therefore, the task in the sphere ofcyber security in maritime transport is the development of means of protection of informationresources of the vessel, which is one of the first and urgent. Given these factors and the currentsituation, the international maritime organization has developed and adopted a number of maritimeindustry security documents that are designed to address a number of provisions and issues relatedto cybersecurity of ship and ship operations. The purpose of this article is to analyze main factorsinfluencing ship's information security. And on the basis of the presented conceptual model of shipsecurity the main factors influencing the information security of the ship are identified.