Open Issues and Proposals in the IT Security Management of Commercial Ports: The S-PORT National Case

Commercial ports are large scale infrastructures which their Information and Telecommunication (PIT) systems o↵er critical services and host sensitive data. However the current maritime legislation or standardization e↵orts do not su ciently cover the IT security of the commercial ports. Identifying these needs we propose a collaborative environment o↵ering security management services including a targeted risk management methodology which will help commercial ports to self manage their security.