The Â鶹´«Ã½ is working with partners across Europe on a €7 million project aimed at enhancing cyber preparedness within the global maritime sector.
Cyber-MAR, funded through the European Union’s Horizon 2020 programme, combines the expertise of 13 science and industry partners from eight countries.
Over the next three years, it aims to develop greater awareness of the cyber threats facing the global shipping fleet and the most effective ways of countering them.
The University is the sole UK partner on the three-year project, and is receiving almost €650,000 of the total funding. Its participation is being coordinated through the
Maritime Cyber Threats research group
, which draws together world-leading experts in computer science, maritime law, shipping and psychology.
During the project, University researchers will lead the development of a global maritime cyber risk model based around real data relating to attacks and potential attackers.
They will also contribute to a number of other work packages within the project, in particular testing elements of the research through outstanding facilities including the