b'FOGHORN FOCUSSafeguarding the MarineTransportation SystemTHE U.S. COAST GUARD AND CYBER RISK MANAGEMENT CDR LESLIE KENNEDY, LCDR KRISTI SLOANE, LCDR CHRISTOPHER BRIGGS, LCDR SHAKA HILL, BETTY McMENEMY // U.S. COAST GUARD N o matter the size of regulated facility or vessel operations, cybersecurity is an area of growingconcernintheMarineTransportationSystem(MTS).Vesselandfacility operators increasingly use cyber-dependent technologies for navigation, communica-tions, machinery management, access control systems, passenger management systems, public facing networks, administrative systems, and many other purposes. While these technologies PHOTO: NYC FERRYand systems provide efficiencies, they also introduce risk that, if not properly managed, increase the potential for negative impacts to vital systems.FOGHORN 8'