INTERNATIONAL LEGAL REGULATION OF CYBER SECURITY IN THE MARITIME INDUSTRY: THE CURRENT STATE AND PROSPECTS FOR DEVELOPMENT

Abstract

The article is devoted to the study of the problems of international legal regulation of information protection in the maritime industry. The article reviews existing international legal mechanisms designed to ensure cybersecurity of the maritime industry and merchant shipping. Based on the analysis of modern works of scientists, specialists in cybersecurity and international maritime law, challenges and problems related to cyber threats and cyber-attacks on automated systems of ships, ports, and logistics companies are identified, which cause a challenge to the international maritime community to implement effective protection measures against cyber threats in the maritime industry. Considering the rapid development of information technologies, which determine the efficiency of maritime transportation, the article contributes to a deeper understanding of the problem of cybersecurity in the maritime industry, including in the context of determining the categories of attackers with their motives and through the prism of the negative consequences of successful cyber attacks. The author draws the attention to the role of international non-governmental organizations, in particular the International Maritime Organization (IMO) in the development of international legal regulation of maritime cybersecurity. The role and significant influence of soft law developed under the auspices of the International Maritime Organization, associations of shipowners, shipbuilders on the development of basic measures to ensure cybersecurity of maritime transport are determined.The author comes to the conclusion about the gaps in international maritime law in terms of maritime cyber security regulation and substantiates the opinion regarding the need to develop and adopt a universal international treaty on maritime cyber security.