b'CONCLUSIONRegulation is uninspiring, but it was put in place to protect our nations maritime critical infrastructure and our peo-ple. PVA member businesses may be small in comparison to the large port facilities and internationally trading fleets of vessels, but we all share the channels and waterfronts. Protecting your business from unauthorized access from cyberspace is protecting your clients experience with you.About the Author This is where cybersecurity is an essential part of your val-ue chain, and not a cost center.ALEXANDER N. SOUKHANOVOWNER & PARTNER,TRUE NORTH GROUP LLCAlex is a master mariner and a state maritime pilot in Massachusetts with 32 years of maritime opera-True North, a new associate member of PVA, is a maritimetions experience. He has been working in maritime cybersecurity managed security services provider with thecybersecurity since 2013. He earned a B.S. in Marine mission of keeping the working waterfront moving by de- TransportationfromtheMassachusettsMaritime fending clients against cyber threat through assessments, op- Academy and an M.A. in Defense and Strategic Stud-erations, and advisory. Learn more here: truenorthusa.net. ies with a concentration in Information Operations and Cybersecurity from the U.S. Naval War College. 2025_GH-Ferry2-PM.pdf 6 2/28/25 10:48AMGLADDING-HEARN.COM19 DECEMBER 2025'