Cyber-attack techniques in the maritime industry

Abstract

With the introduction of Industry 4.0, the digital integration of all industries became a significant issue. Concepts such as the internet of things, Blockchain, big data analysis were emphasized as the most popular digital integration instruments. In the maritime industry, globalization led to the most advanced trade networks that included the most advanced and fastest ships, robot-assisted ports and vast computer databases that track cargo. However, although the digital media leads to optimum cost, optimum time, optimum benefits, etc., it also increased the risk of cyberattacks to industry transactions. The rise in cyberattacks is predicted to have the potential to seriously damage the critical infrastructure in the future. Thus, the present study aimed to determine the types of cyberattacks on the maritime industry, and the possible measures that could be adopted to prevent or reduce these attacks with a quantitative approach. Since the data collected in the study were mostly oral data, expert opinions were required, and covariance, overlaps, dependencies between the criteria associated with the research problem, the study was conducted with a fuzzy multi-criteria decision-making (FMCDM) approach.