The travel and tourism sector has become a prime focus for cyberattacks in recent times, resulting in ransomware incidents arising from data breaches. Against this backdrop, cybersecurity concerns within the industry have escalated with a four pecent year-on-year (YoY) rise in 2022, reflecting the prevailing sentiment, said GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company.

Seatrade Maritime Middle East, the maritime meeting place for the Middle East held in Dubai, is set to expand on the issue of cybersecurity in the increasingly technology-dependent global maritime industry in light of the costly, growing attacks targeting major international shipping companies.