○ Global competitiveness of K-Ship Cybersecurity technology proven through certification by one of the world’s seven major classification societies
○ Establishing a European market bridgehead with innovative technology spanning the entire ship lifecycle
Maritime cybersecurity specialist CYTUR (CEO: Yonghyun Cho, Ph.D.) announced that its independently developed core ship cybersecurity technologies — ‘CYTUR-SC™’ (Ship Cybersecurity Testing) and ‘CYTUR-TM™’ (Ship Cyber Threat Modeler) — have obtained cybersecurity certification from the Italian classification society RINA. This achievement follows the Korean Register (KR) ISO certification and ClassNK Innovation Endorsement (IE) obtained in March, proving that CYTUR’s technology is recognized in Europe as well.
With over 100 years of history, RINA is one of the world’s seven major classification societies, specializing in certification across energy, maritime, infrastructure, and defense (naval vessel) sectors. In particular, RINA holds a strong position in Europe and the Mediterranean region, proactively evaluating next-generation ship market priorities such as cybersecurity, environmental sustainability, and digitalization.
CYTUR’s newly certified cyber threat modeling technology is an innovative solution that implements the ‘Secure by Design’ concept from the design stage — a proactive security technology that identifies potential cyber threats and establishes countermeasures from the earliest stages of ship design. This technology is recognized as essential for compliance with both the RMF (Risk Management Framework) in the defense sector and IACS UR E26/E27 cybersecurity regulations for commercial vessels.
This concept is particularly valued by European shipyards as a top priority in both naval and commercial vessel construction, and the certification is expected to serve as a significant springboard for CYTUR to expand beyond Asia into the global market.
Furthermore, Italy is one of Europe’s top three shipbuilding nations with the highest share of U.S. vessel orders at 21.2%, raising expectations that CYTUR will be able to secure competitiveness in the U.S. shipbuilding and maritime market through the MASGA project.
As the digitalization of onboard systems accelerates, security threats including hacking and ransomware are also increasing, driving rapid growth in the maritime cybersecurity market. In response, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) is leading regulatory changes by mandating cyber resilience technology for all newbuild contracts. Against this backdrop, CYTUR was selected for the Ministry of SMEs and Startups’ ‘2025 Ultra-Gap Startup 1000+ DIPS Maritime Sector,’ receiving official government recognition of its technology and innovation. This achievement can be viewed as a symbolic milestone demonstrating the global competitiveness of Korean cybersecurity technology beyond any single company.
CYTUR CEO Yonghyun Cho stated, “With CYTUR’s ship cybersecurity technology now certified by Italy’s RINA following Korean and Japanese class societies, we have established truly global technological credentials.” He added, “In line with the upcoming global mandatory ship cybersecurity regulations, we will lead the global maritime cybersecurity market — including Europe — by providing proven Korean technology to shipyards and shipping companies worldwide.” He further noted, “We plan to proactively address the cybersecurity requirements expected under the U.S. MASGA project and accelerate our entry into the U.S. market.”
Meanwhile, CYTUR is carrying out the ‘Commercialization of Adversarial Attack Detection and Response Solutions for Ship Video AI Surveillance Systems’ project, supported by the Ministry of Science and ICT and the Korea Internet & Security Agency (KISA) through the ‘2025 AI Security Promising Company Development Support Program,’ to proactively counter cyber threats against AI-based ship video surveillance systems — a core technology for smart ships, autonomous vessels, and unmanned naval ships.
Source: ET News (https://www.etnews.com)