Cyber Risk Management Best Practices for the Towing Industry

AWO member companies are incredibly diverse in size and complexity, and the safeguards necessary to protect one company’s cyber systems against attack and disruption may not be practicable for another’s. Therefore, the Coast Guard AWO Cyber Risk Management Quality Action Team recommends that a company take a tailored approach that incorporates cyber risks into existing risk assessment and management processes, including its Safety Management System, allowing the company to decide whether and how to mitigate its unique risks