Simrad EK15 - Network Security; Support Information

SimradEK15
Networksecurity
EquipmentmanufacturedbyKongsbergMaritimearefrequentlyconnectedtotheship's
localareanetwork.Connectinganycomputertoanetworkwillalwaysexposethedata
onthatcomputertoallothercomputersconnectedtothenetwork.Severalthreatsmay
immediatelyoccur:
•Remotecomputerscanreadthedata.
•Remotecomputerscanchangethedata.
•Remotecomputerscanchangethebehaviourofthecomputer,forexampleby
installingunwantedsoftware.
Usually,twoparametersareusedtodenethethreatlevel:
•Thelikelihoodthatanyremoteconnectionwilldoanyoftheabove.
•Thedamagedoneifaremoteconnectionsucceedsdoingthis.
BecauseKongsbergMaritimehasnoinformationregardingthecompletesystem
installationonanyvessel,wecannotestimatethethreatlevelandtheneedfornetwork
security.Forthisreason,wecannotacceptresponsibilityfornetworksecurity.Systems
providedbyKongsbergMaritimeareregardedasstand-alonesystems,eventhoughthey
maybeconnectedtoanetworkforsensorinterfacesand/ordatadistribution.
Important
NosafetyapplicationsareinstalledonanyKongsbergMaritimecomputerstoprotect
theseagainstviruses,malwareorunintentionalaccessfromexternalusers.
SecuringtheEK15itselfhasnomeaningunlessthereisapolicyinplacethatsecuresall
computersinthenetwork,includingphysicalaccessbytrainedandtrustedusers.This
mustalwaysbeataskforthecustomertoimplement.
Supportinformation
IfyouneedtechnicalsupportforyourSimradEK15youmustcontactyourlocal
dealer,oroneofoursupportdepartments.Alistofallourdealersisprovidedon
http://www.simrad.com
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Norway(Mainofce)
•Companyname:KongsbergMaritimeAS/Simrad
•Address:Strandpromenaden50,3190Horten,Norway
•Telephone:+4733034000
•Telefax:+4733042987
•E-mailaddress:simrad.support@simrad.com
•Website:http://www.simrad.no
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