[TechWorld News] CYTUR announced on December 3rd that it unveiled ‘CYTUR-SAVD™ (Ship AI Vision Defender),’ an AI-based ship video surveillance threat response solution, at the ‘2025 ACDC (AI Cyber Defense Contest)’ and obtained an Approval in Principle (AiP) for maritime cybersecurity from the Italian classification society RINA.
At the event, CYTUR CEO Yonghyun Cho, Ph.D. (right) briefed Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Science and ICT Kyunghoon Bae on the technology and significance of the AI-based ship video surveillance security solution ‘CYTUR-SAVD™.’ [Photo: CYTUR] Key VIPs including Minister Bae and Korea Internet & Security Agency (KISA) President Sangjung Lee visited the CYTUR booth, where CEO Cho personally conducted the technology briefing, drawing significant attention.
CEO Cho explained the risks posed when AI video surveillance systems — the core monitoring infrastructure of smart ships, unmanned vessels, and autonomous ships — are exposed to hacking and tampering attacks, as well as the necessity of CYTUR’s AI security technology SAVD to defend against such threats.
The newly unveiled SAVD is an advanced AI-based security solution designed to protect AI-powered autonomous navigation and smart ship video surveillance systems. It features capabilities for real-time detection of adversarial attacks targeting shipboard AI systems, immediate alerting upon detection of attack indicators, and restoration of compromised video feeds to maintain mission reliability.
This RINA AiP achievement follows CYTUR’s earlier certifications for its maritime cybersecurity solutions ‘CYTUR-SC™’ and ‘CYTUR-TM™’ obtained in September, signifying that CYTUR has extended its international credibility into the domains of AI video surveillance and navigation security.
The shipboard environment has recently seen a surge in cyber attack risks against video and sensor-based systems as external network connections via satellite communications continue to expand. As attacks on AI video surveillance can lead to major incidents such as vessel malfunctions, collisions, and navigation disruptions, strengthening security has become an urgent priority.
SAVD is expected to dramatically enhance the operational safety of smart ships and unmanned vessels by proactively addressing these maritime security threats.
SAVD was developed through the Ministry of Science and ICT–KISA ‘2025 AI Security Promising Company Development Support Program’ and has been validated by passing both simulator-based test evaluations for ships and naval vessels at the Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Research Institute (KOSORI) and day/night real-sea demonstration tests. This represents a meaningful achievement in the localization of AI-based smart ship security technology through collaboration among government, research institutions, and the private sector.
CYTUR CEO Yonghyun Cho stated, “It is deeply meaningful to have obtained the world’s first AiP for AI-based ship video surveillance security from Italy’s RINA, a world-leading maritime classification society.” He added, “Building on the 2025 ACDC, we will lead AI-based video surveillance security — an essential element for autonomous ships and unmanned vessels — with SAVD, and accelerate our expansion into the global market.”
Source: TechWorld News (https://www.epnc.co.kr)
