A Study on the Evaluation of the Information Security Level in Major Container Terminals

Lee, Hong-Girl

Journal of Navigation and Port Research 2009;33(10):735-742.
Published online December 30, 2009.

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A Study on the Evaluation of the Information Security Level in Major Container Terminals

Hong-Girl Lee

Abstract

Information security is an essential factor that enables terminal to be operated. However, despite of this importance of information security, there has hardly been any research related to this topic. And moreover, current level of information security performance in container terminals has not been analyzed so far. The objective of this study is to evaluate current level of information security in container terminals. Through survey from the four leading container terminal operators in Korea, The results firstly showed that average of information security level of major container terminals was 71.7%. And from the results of data analysis, it revealed that the weak point of information security in Korean container terminals was security management, and in detail, lack of expertise of support group.

Key Words: Information Security;Security Management;Physical Security;System Security;Information Security Index