Sectorial Response function for Norwegian Maritime Sector
In 2023 the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries assigned the Norwegian Coastal Administration (NCA) the task of establishing a sectorial response function for the Norwegian maritime sector. The NCA cooperate with the Norwegian Maritime Authority on this assignment. In January 2024 NCA chose NORMA Cyber to assist with technical expertise and other resources to operationalise and support NCA in their sectorial response function.
NORMA Cyber will share relevant and time sensitive vulnerability warnings to the maritime sector and contribute to transparency and information sharing of relevant information from cyber security incidents. Furthermore, NORMA Cyber will act as an advisory body when needed during incident and crisis management, as well as contribute to warnings and reports.
About the sectorial response set-up in Norway
Norway has a sectorial focused set-up for contingency preparedness for digital crises. This means that each sector is responsible of establishing and maintain the necessary information sharing and response functions. This function is responsible for coordination between stakeholders in the sector and also towards Norwegian National Security Authority’s (NSM) National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC). Details about how this system works and who does what is defined in the document “Framework for handling ICT-security incidents” by NSM.