Cyber Security Approval for K-IMS System
As the shipping industry becomes more digitalised, vessels are turning into sophisticated hubs of connected systems and sensors that generate and exchange data both onboard and back to shore. This connectivity increases the need for cyber security and for ways of verifying the cyber safety of installed systems.
“At Kongsberg we have been delivering solutions for remote support and data collection for many years,” says Bent Erik Bjørkli, VP Digital Performance at Kongsberg Maritime. “Over the last few years, however, we have seen an increasing focus from our customers on the cyber security of the connected systems on their vessels. This was why we were so interested in working together with DNV GL on the development of the new type approval. With the new type approval, we can now demonstrate the security of our systems through an independent verification process.”
For the past year, DNV GL and Kongsberg have been combining their efforts to develop a new type approval programme for the cyber security assessment of control system components: ‘Security Assessment of Control System Components, DNVGL-CP-0231’. The pilot system has been K-IMS, a core component in Kongsberg’s digital ecosystem Kognifai. Designed in accordance with the principles in IEC 62443-4-2 and IEC 61162-460, the type approval programme focuses on verifying both the technical reliability and cyber security of control systems.