Use of Legacy Maritime Protocols Increases Exploitability of Virtual Aids to Navigation
Year: 2024

With increased reliance on Virtual Aid(s) to Navigation (VAtoN) - also known as electronic Aid(s) to Navigation (eAtoN), or virtual buoys - a cyber event is likely to cause disruption to international maritime shipping. VAtoN has no physical hardware for visual reference and displays only on a vessel’s Electronic Chart Display Information System (ECDIS) and Automatic Radar Plotting Aid (ARPA); therefore, mariners must rely on the accuracy of the information provided. As VAtoN uses the National M