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Maritime AI & Cybersecurity Intelligence

 Ship Solutions  Security Management OTVM Series 1 Technical Guide OT Vulnerability Management for Ships: Complete Technical Guide Identifying, prioritising, and managing known vulnerabilities in shipboard OT systems — passive assessment methods, CVE mapping, risk-based prioritisation, compensating controls, and maritime-specific VM constraints ShipPaulJobs Team ✓ Verified Reviewed & fact-checked by the ShipPaulJobs editorial team · July 2026 PART 1 OT Vulnerability Management — Knowing Your Weaknesses OT Vulnerability Management (OTVM) is the systematic process of identifying known security vulnerabilities in shipboard OT systems, assessing their risk, prioritising remediation, and tracking the status of those vulnerabilities over time. It operates from the asset inventory established by OT Asset Management — mapping known CVEs (Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures) and OEM security advisories against the specific pro...

 Ship Solutions  Remote Access SVRA Series 1 Technical Guide Secure Vendor Remote Access (SVRA) for Ships: The Jump Server Approach to Eliminating Vendor Backdoors Eliminating permanent vendor backdoors on shipboard OT systems — time-limited access tokens, approval workflows, session recording, IACS UR E26 compliance, and OEM integration challenges ShipPaulJobs Team ✓ Verified Reviewed & fact-checked by the ShipPaulJobs editorial team · July 2026  Related: Jump Server Deep-Dive Series The "shipboard gateway appliance" described in this article is, architecturally, a jump server configured specifically for OEM vendor access. For the full engineering deep-dive — connected-ship threat context, 13 design domains, and an 11-domain / 55-item vendor evaluation framework — see our 3-part Jump Server series: PART 1 Why Modern Ships Need Jump Servers → PART 2 Desig...

 Ship Solutions  Network & Perimeter NetworkSwitch Series 1 Technical Guide L2/L3 Network Switch Security for Ships: Segmentation, Hardening & OT Zone Control How managed L2 and L3 switches form the physical backbone of maritime OT network segmentation — VLAN design for OT zones, Layer 2 attack hardening, inter-VLAN routing control, and secure switch configuration in shipboard environments ShipPaulJobs Team ✓ Verified Reviewed & fact-checked by the ShipPaulJobs editorial team · July 2026 PART 1 L2/L3 Switches — The Physical Foundation of OT Network Segmentation Managed network switches are the physical infrastructure through which maritime OT network segmentation is implemented. While firewalls enforce policy at zone boundaries and IDS/NDR monitors traffic for threats, it is the Layer 2 and Layer 3 switches that create and enforce the underlying network topology — determining which devices can physically commun...