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Interview

Cybersecurity on Board: “Anyone Who Talks about Maritime 4.0 Has to Do Their Homework”

In the film “Tomorrow Never Dies,” terrorists divert a military ship from its course by manipulating the GPS signals. What was part of the fantasy world of British filmmakers in 1997 – the theatrical release date for the eighteenth James Bond movie – is a real threat a mere 20 years later. “GPS spoofing”, as it is known to the experts, is real, and researchers from the University of Texas provided impressive proof in 2013 when they diverted an $80 million dollar luxury yacht from its course without its crew noticing. What is new in cybersecurity in the shipbuilding industry? Ship builders, system integrators and shipping companies are enthusiastic about the new opportunities that Maritime 4.0 offers. To find out if the sector ready for this, and what still needs to be done, we spoke with Professor Karl-Heinz Niemann from the University of Hanover.

Prof. Karl-Heinz Niemann, PhD in Engineering

Professor Niemann researches and teaches in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology at the University of Hanover. He represents the academic fields of process information and automation technology and lectures on “integrated automation, industrial bus systems, process interfaces and energy efficiency”. His core research focuses on cybersecurity in production systems, particularly in the context of Industry 4.0. In addition, Professor Niemann leads a think tank on IT security at the SME 4.0 competence center for Lower Saxony and Bremen and is active in various working groups for the Profibus Users Organization and the Association of German Engineers.