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☆ A look at the true nature of the Chinese cyber threat inside the nation's biggest ports
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-13 | by ( Lori Ann Larocco | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +13 min

But the Biden administration, lawmakers and ports management continue to differ in their views of the true nature of the threat. Kurt Fredrickson, a Coast Guard spokesman, told CNBC via email that even if the software is not Chinese, all software has vulnerabilities, regardless of origin. "Software is everywhere," Gene Seroka, executive director of the LA port, told CNBC in a recent interview at the TPM conference. They warn the crane software concerns are part of a much larger societal risk. He added that regardless of the origin of the crane software and the origin of a crane's manufacturing, there are ways to mitigate cyber risk.

Persons: Biden, Jay Vann, Robert Murray, it's, Kurt Fredrickson, Murray, Carlos Gimenez, Melanie Stambaugh, Greg Ehrie, Doug Vogt, Vogt, Mario Cordero, Noel Hacegaba, Cordero, Gene Seroka, Lucian Niemeyer, Trump, Niemeyer Organizations: CNBC, ABB, Germany's Siemens, Counterterrorism, Law, Intelligence, Homeland Security, U.S . Coast Guard Cyber Command, Biden Administration, People's, Capitol, National Association of Waterfront Employers, Coast Guard, Transportation, Maritime Security, of South Carolina, Northwest Seaport Alliance, USCG, American Association of Port Authorities, New Jersey Port Authority, Siemens, New, Port, Biden, North Carolina Ports, ZPMC, NC, United States Coast Guard, Samsung, U.S . Department of Homeland Security, DHS, U.S . Coast Guard, Security, Defense for Energy, National Security, Management, Maritime Transportation, Joint Force, MTS, Readiness Locations: China, Swiss, People's Republic of China, U.S, of South, China . Port of Long Beach, Tacoma, Seattle, York, New Jersey, New York, Port of New Orleans, of Long Beach, Port of Long, Port of Los Angeles, Port, Oakland, Georgia, Finland, Japan, Taiwan, Europe, Shanghai

☆ Congressional probe finds communications gear in Chinese cranes, raising spying concerns
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-07 | by ( Sean Lyngaas | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Some Chinese-made cranes used at US ports contain communications equipment with no clear purpose or record of their installation, according to a new congressional investigation that will heighten US concerns that the cranes could be used for surveillance or sabotage. It comes amid heightened US-China tensions over national security and as the Coast Guard last month ordered the ports to better secure the Chinese-made cranes. The modems were found “on more than one occasion” on the ZPMC cranes, the aide said. Chinese-made cranes account for nearly 80% of the cranes used at US ports, according to the Coast Guard. Having modems embedded in cranes’ operational systems “physically bypasses” the ports’ traditional IT security defenses, Ayala told CNN.

Persons: Mark Green, ZPMC, “, Liu Pengyu, ” Liu, John Vann, ” Cary Davis, ”, Biden, Marco Ayala, Ayala Organizations: CNN, Homeland Security, Coast Guard, CCP, Chinese Communist Party, ”, House Homeland Security, “, Embassy, Street Journal, Coast Guard Cyber Command, American Association of Port Authorities, U.S . Coast Guard, InfraGard National, Alliance Locations: China, Washington ,, Houston

☆ China making 'concerted effort' to dominate critical US ports equipment, Biden official says
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-29 | by ( Lori Ann Larocco | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

SUZHOU, CHINA - FEBRUARY 27: A gantry crane hoists vehicles for export at Taicang Port's International Container Terminal on February 27, 2024 in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province of China. Gene Seroka, executive director of the Port of Los Angeles, told CNBC that Biden's executive order is a wake-up call for the port and supply chain industry. "The bottom line is that today's high-tech cranes can collect data and that is why this executive order is so important," said Seroka. "It's no secret that China has both the capability and the intent to challenge the rules based trade system. The Biden administration has positioned the executive order as part of a "whole government approach" in securing the nation's ports.

Persons: Biden, Christa Brzozowski, ZPMC, Gene Seroka, Brzozowski, Carlos Gimenez, John Vann, Vann, Wayne R, Arguin Jr, Arguin Organizations: Taicang, Getty, Department of Homeland Security, Homeland Security, Coast Guard, Transportation, Maritime Security, Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries Co, Capitol, CNBC, Cyber Security Operations Center, Guard, White, Resilience, of Commerce, Defense, Coast Guard Cyber Command, US Coast Guard, U.S Locations: SUZHOU, CHINA, Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, China, Capitol, United States, U.S, Republic of China, Shanghai, Beijing, Capitol Hill, of Los Angeles, Los Angeles

☆ Biden administration to issue new cyber directives aimed at defending ports
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-21 | by ( Sean Lyngaas | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —The Biden administration on Wednesday will issue multiple cybersecurity directives aimed at shoring up vulnerabilities at US maritime ports that could be exploited by hackers and addressing security risks from Chinese-made cranes, according to senior US officials. There are more than 200 Chinese-made cranes at “US ports and regulated facilities,” according to Vann. Coast Guard cyber experts have done security assessments and hunted for malicious cyber activity on 92, or less than half, of those cranes, he said. Among the targets of the hacking was US critical infrastructure in Guam, and the Coast Guard has been on the frontlines of response to the digital intrusions. US maritime ports generate trillions of dollars in economy activity each year, according to experts.

Persons: CNN —, Biden, Joe Biden, John Vann, Vann, ” Vann, Christopher Wray, Wray, ”, Anne Neuberger Organizations: CNN, Coast Guard, Coast Guard Cyber Command, China, White, Port Locations: Vann, China, Guam, Port of Houston

☆ Biden to sign executive order on US port cybersecurity targeting Chinese-manufactured shipping cranes
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-21 | by ( Lori Ann Larocco | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

An executive order to be signed by President Biden will bolster maritime cybersecurity by making sure all critical port infrastructure that is owned and operated adheres to international and industry recognized safety regulations. The Biden official said that the new Supply Chain Resilience Center, announced last November, will be included in efforts to enhance port security. In addition to the new rules and regulations, $20 billion will be used to strengthen U.S. port infrastructure through the Investing in America Agenda. These cranes have been a focus of debate among national security experts and port officials in recent years. Over the long term, senior Biden administration officials said they would like to invest in the onshoring of port crane manufacturing.

Persons: Biden Organizations: Coast Guard Cyber Command, Coast Guard, & Infrastructure Security Agency, CNBC, Biden, Chain Resilience, Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries, Capitol, Port, Reshoring, American Association of Port Authorities Locations: U.S, China, Shanghai, Beijing, Capitol Hill, America, Japan, Austria, Finland, Germany, Nagoya

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