MSC-FAL.1-Circ.3-Rev.1-GuidelinesOnMaritimeCyberRiskManagement(Secretariat)

MSC-FAL.1/Circ.3/Rev.114June2021GUIDELINES ON MARITIME CYBER RISK MANAGEMENT1The Facilitation Committee,at its forty-first session (4 to 7 April 2017),and theMaritime Safety Committee,at its ninety-eighth session(7 to 16 June 2017),having consideredthe urgent need to raise awareness on cyber risk threats and vulnerabilities,approved theGuidelines on maritime cyber risk management,as set out in the annex.2The Guidelines provide high-level recommendations on maritime cyber riskmanagement to safeguard shipping from current and emerging cyberthreats andvulnerabilities.The Guidelines also include functional elements that support effective cyberrisk management.3The Maritime Safety Committee,at its 103rd session(5 to 14 May 2021),and theFacilitation Committee,at its forty-fifth session(1 to 7 June 2021),approved an update to theadditional guidance and standards included in paragraph 4.2 of the Guidelines.Member Govemments are invited to bring the contents of this circular to the attentionof all stakeholders concerned.5 This circular and any revisions supersede the interim guidelines contained inMSC.1/Circ.1526.