Cyber-physical resilience for the undersea networks that carry 99% of intercontinental data traffic and critical power interconnections. Protecting infrastructure that underpins global communications and energy systems.
Submarine cables are among the most critical yet least visible infrastructure assets. A single cable disruption can affect millions of users, disrupt financial markets, and compromise national security communications.
Subsea cables carry the vast majority of international internet traffic, voice communications, and data transfers. Disruption creates immediate, widespread impact across multiple sectors and nations.
Power interconnector cables enable cross-border electricity trading and grid balancing. As renewable energy grows, these links become essential for energy security and decarbonisation goals.
Global financial markets depend on low-latency subsea connections. Trading systems, banking networks, and payment infrastructure rely on cable availability and integrity.
Diplomatic communications, intelligence sharing, and military coordination increasingly traverse commercial submarine cable networks, creating national security dependencies.
Cloud computing, streaming services, and enterprise applications depend on subsea capacity. Regional cable outages can disrupt services for entire continents.
Despite their importance, many regions have limited cable diversity. Concentrated landing points and shared routes create single points of failure that adversaries may exploit.
Subsea cable infrastructure faces a unique combination of physical and cyber threats that require specialised understanding and integrated security approaches.
Landing stations are attractive targets where cables transition from sea to land. Threat actors seek access to network management systems, traffic monitoring capabilities, and physical cable termination points.
Sophisticated actors target the systems that monitor and manage cable networks. Compromising these systems could enable traffic interception, service disruption, or intelligence gathering.
Cable manufacturing, installation, and maintenance involve global supply chains. Component compromise or malicious modifications during production or repair create persistent risks.
Increased observation of cable routes, landing stations, and repair operations suggests systematic mapping of vulnerabilities by sophisticated actors for potential future action.
Comprehensive cyber-physical security services designed specifically for subsea cable operators, owners, and the critical infrastructure they support.
Comprehensive evaluation of physical and cyber security controls at landing stations. We assess perimeter security, access controls, network segmentation, monitoring capabilities, and resilience against targeted attacks. Deliverables include prioritised findings and practical remediation guidance.
Security review of the systems that monitor, manage, and control submarine cable networks. We evaluate authentication mechanisms, access controls, logging and alerting, and the security of interfaces with operational technology and third-party systems.
Curated threat intelligence focused on risks to submarine cable infrastructure. We track threat actor activity, emerging vulnerabilities, and geopolitical developments relevant to cable security. Includes integration support for your existing security operations.
Development and testing of incident response procedures for cyber and cyber-physical events affecting cable operations. We help you prepare for scenarios ranging from network intrusion to coordinated attacks on multiple landing stations.
Assessment of cybersecurity risks across the cable supply chain, from equipment manufacturers to installation contractors and maintenance providers. We help identify and mitigate risks from third-party relationships.
Guidance on meeting cybersecurity requirements under NIS2, national critical infrastructure regulations, and sector-specific obligations. We help produce audit-ready documentation suitable for regulatory discussions.
We combine deep understanding of submarine cable operations with cybersecurity expertise to deliver practical, implementable security improvements.
We begin by understanding your cable network architecture, operational processes, existing security controls, and the threat landscape specific to your routes and landing locations.
Structured assessment of security controls across physical, network, and operational domains. We identify gaps against industry frameworks and threat-informed requirements.
Not all gaps carry equal risk. We help you prioritise improvements based on threat likelihood, potential impact, and operational constraints.
Support implementation of security improvements and validate effectiveness through testing. We help build sustainable security capabilities, not just point-in-time compliance.
Discuss your submarine cable security requirements with our specialist team.