12 - Cyber Security Officer CySO

The Cyber Security Officer (CySO) has the following duties and responsibilities:

• To learn, understand and apply the cyber security plan and understand that it is a crucial part of the ISM under Captain’s Standing Orders;
• To provide relevant updates and advices to the cyber security plan toward the DPA;
• To participate actively to cyber security trainings;
• To maintain at all times the cyber security best practices;
• To maintain regular backup of critical devices;
• To keep all remote access dedicated to each external providers closed at all time and open only on demand;
• To provide support for the guest and crew in order to connect to local network;
• To create and maintain procedures for quick reaction while the vessel is under cyber-attack;
• To keep all software up to date with the latest available version;
• To maintain a safe password database of all the crucial devices, WIFI network and software of the vessel and change them after each season for the crew and after each charter for the guests;
• To establish proper training of crew member to best practices, including passwords, email usage, internet and social media;
• To maintain routine for testing, checking and maintaining the various IT, firewall, backups and related equipments;
• To maintain a safe segregation of the different networks of the vessel, including, owner, guests, management, AV and crew;
• To maintain the availability of the internal and internet network to its best;
• To keep a technology watch and use latest innovation in matter of cyber-attack protection;
• To propose external provider to audit and provide support in case of cyber-attack.

The above job description has been read, understood, agreed upon and signed accordingly by: