For the first time in Korea, a real-world demonstration involving actual cyberattacks in the ship cybersecurity field has been publicly disclosed. The entire process, extending beyond detection and blocking to automatic generation of regulatory compliance documents for classification society submission, was confirmed on-site, leading to evaluations that a new reference case has been created for maritime cybersecurity regulatory compliance discussions.

Kuntech announced on the 13th that it conducted live demonstrations of the ship cyber resilience platform TeraGRID Maritime (TGM) at the Pangyo testbed on the 5th and 12th. The demonstrations lasted approximately three hours and were observed by officials from major domestic shipping companies, ship management specialists, shipbuilding and equipment manufacturers, and Korean Register (KR).

In the final segment of the demonstration, attack detection and blocking records were automatically aggregated to IACS UR E26 compliance status and immediately printed in the format of a report for classification society submission. This segment was handled by KR-CRP (KR Cyber Resilience Platform), jointly developed by Kuntech and Korean Register. KR-CRP manages new construction design data as a database and automatically generates △asset inventory △network configuration diagrams △cybersecurity design documents, with modifications to certain items automatically reflected across all related documents, the company stated. In shipyard pilot operations, the work time for asset list and configuration diagram preparation was reduced from the previous three months to two weeks, and more than 10 omission issues were automatically identified during actual design data verification processes.

IACS UR E26 applies to ships with construction contracts concluded after July 1, 2024, and as such ships enter service from mid-this year onward, the first cyber-related annual inspections will begin in earnest. Kuntech announced plans to continue demonstration workshops targeting shipping companies, ship management companies, and shipbuilding-related enterprises in August.