Inmarsat launches fleet security managed service

Inmarsat has announced a new managed service for ships designed to detect vulnerabilities, respond to threats and protect ships from widespread cyberattack.

The new Fleet Secure service will be commercially launched as a standard option on Inmarsat’s award-winning Fleet Xpress service.

Fleet Secure is a Unified Threat Management (UTM) and monitoring service that detects external attacks via high-speed satellite broadband connectivity, while also protecting vessel networks from intrusion via infected USB sticks and crew devices connected to the onboard LAN.

Fleet Secure will integrate with Inmarsat’s Fleet Xpress maritime satellite broadband service for no additional outlay on hardware and no impact on the customer’s contracted bandwidth.

“Cybercrime is an inevitable downside of the digital economy, on land or at sea. Other maritime cybersecurity offerings we have seen address only part of the threat or some of the management issues,”  Inmarsat Maritime SVP of safety and security Peter Broadhurst said.

“Inmarsat’s new Fleet Secure service provides an all-inclusive, real-time managed monitoring service, giving ship operators and managers the cybersecurity tools they need to protect their fleets continuously from malicious attack or malware, detect vulnerabilities, and respond to threats.”

The UTM is powered by Singtel’s information security subsidiary Trustwave, and is available in a choice of three service levels – gold, silver and bronze.