KVH launches new vessel cybersecurity packages

KVH Industries has launched two cybersecurity packages for its CommBox Edge Pro platform, offering commercial and leisure vessels enhanced protection for onboard workstations and networks.

The new Endpoint Secure and Network Secure packages are delivered through the CommBox Edge Pro appliance, previously known as Edge 6. Both are available to new and existing users through a subscription upgrade that can be deployed over the air.

The launch addresses growing cybersecurity risks as vessels adopt faster internet connections and rely increasingly on connected systems, email, removable USB drives and third-party software. Unpatched devices and vulnerable networks can expose maritime operations to cyber threats.

Endpoint Secure provides enterprise-grade endpoint detection and response with automated rollback, continuous vulnerability scanning, hardware and software asset inventories, and automated patching for operating systems and more than 600 third-party applications.

Network Secure includes all Endpoint Secure features, alongside intrusion detection and prevention operating directly on the CommBox Edge Pro appliance. It also adds advanced domain name system filtering designed to block malicious and unwanted content before it reaches business devices.

CommBox Edge Pro combines multi-network connectivity with software-defined wide area networking, firewall protection and network segmentation as standard features across its licences.

The new packages extend the platform’s capabilities, providing vessel operators with additional security and control without requiring a separate onboard appliance. The subscription-based approach also allows existing customers to upgrade their systems remotely.

For operators requiring more extensive cybersecurity support, KVH offers Managed IT Services. These services can include customised security policies, remediation, compliance-ready reporting and 24-hour monitored response.