Biden asks Coast Guard to create an infosec port in a stormy sea of cyber threats

The report outlines a new executive order empowering the U.S. Coast Guard to enforce cybersecurity across the Maritime Transportation System, including creating security zones, inspecting vessels and facilities, restricting mooring due to cyber risk, and issuing directives, alongside plans for minimum cybersecurity standards and immediate incident reporting to FBI, CISA, and USCG. It highlights security concerns over remotely serviceable PRC-manufactured port cranes and references broader threat activity such as Volt Typhoon’s targeting of U.S. critical infrastructure.