As of July 2025, every vessel, port facility, and offshore operation in U.S. waters must have a cybersecurity program under the Coast Guard’s new Final Rule — and most commercial operators aren’t ready.  

This session cuts through complicated jargon to provide a practical guide for working maritime operations. Drawing on hard-won lessons from naval cybersecurity, speakers will give commercial operators a clear, practical path to compliance without blowing their budgets or timelines. 

Attendees will:

• Understand exactly what the Coast Guard Cybersecurity Final Rule requires
• Learn the critical difference between IT and OT cybersecurity, and why that distinction shapes your entire compliance strategy
• Identify the three vulnerabilities most operators overlook 
• Walk away with a realistic first step to compliance