Zero Trust

Zero Trust at Sea: Security Gains and the Risk of Operational Disruption without Fallback Mechanisms

Abstract:

Zero-Trust Architecture (ZTA) has emerged as a foundational cybersecurity paradigm with wide adoption. However, assumptions made in shore-based enterprise networks pose challenges when applying zero-trust principles in maritime environments. In maritime systems, operations depend on intermittent, low-bandwidth, and often contested communications. Thus, strict zero trust enforcement can unintentionally disrupt mission-critical functions. This paper examines the benefits and limitations of applying ZTA in maritime contexts, with particular attention to safety-critical operations and military. This work outlines a maritime-adapted zero trust framework that integrates degraded-mode operation and fallback mechanisms to preserve operational continuity while maintaining security objectives and safe mission completion.

Published In

Volume 25, Issue 3

Strategic Cyber Environment Management with Zero Trust and Cyber Counterintelligence

Abstract:

Organisations need to improve their information security practices, given the volume of successful cyberattacks and crimes. To enhance security in an organisation, information security must be considered a business issue, instead of a technical problem. Hence, organisations must change the security protocol from reactive action to proactive operation; must develop information security strategies that support the business; should implement better controls, systems, and services; and must create a process to proactively gather information about the possible threats and adversaries. This study proposes a novel method for combining a zero-trust strategy with cyber counterintelligence to gain the required security level and situational awareness to encounter modern threats.

Published In

Volume 21, Issue 3

Written By

Tero Bodström

Journal of Information Warfare

The definitive publication for the best and latest research and analysis on information warfare, information operations, and cyber crime. Available in traditional hard copy or online.

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