Through these partnerships, Rakuten Maritime will tackle two major challenges in maritime cybersecurity:
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Protecting Existing Vessels and OT
While many cybersecurity solutions focus on new ship builds and IT systems, tens of thousands of existing vessels and their OT environments, such as navigation and engine controls, have remained largely underserved
By partnering with Cydome, Rakuten Maritime will provide cyber protection for both newly constructed vessels and the vast global fleet of existing ships, in compliance with regulations including IACS UR E26/E27, IMO 2021, US Coast Guard, and NIS2. Cydome’s technology offers multi-layered protection with real-time threat detection and fleet-wide risk management from a single dashboard, enabling “zero-touch” operation and rapid security deployment across diverse fleets.
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Extending Security into Ship Design via AI Automation
Unstructured data and legacy workflows in shipbuilding design have historically posed hidden cyber and operational risks.
With Lattice, Rakuten Maritime converts ship design data into standardized digital assets and uses AI to automate shipbuilding decision-making, minimizing operational risks and downtime. Lattice’s YardGrid system structures and indexes the extensive technical documents and design data generated during ship construction. By systematically managing these technical documents, the system helps reduce design errors and improve overall project quality and efficiency.
Ryan Son, President of Internet Services Business Unit at Rakuten Symphony and Head of Rakuten Maritime, commented, “These partnerships represent a major step toward transforming digital safety and operational efficiency in the maritime sector. With Cydome and Lattice, we can now address critical protection gaps for the entire vessel lifecycle, from design to operation, across all vessel types. This will accelerate Rakuten Maritime’s expansion into the global shipping market.”
Nir Ayalon, CEO of Cydome, commented, “Our partnership with Rakuten Maritime strengthens global maritime cybersecurity standards. By providing a fleet-wide cybersecurity digital backbone, Cydome extends a ‘secure-by-design’ framework across the entire vessel lifecycle, accommodating all existing and future needs. This collaboration is vital for the physical safety of crews and the digital resilience of the international supply chain, as well as compliance with new regulations being introduced in many regions.”
Sangwon Kang, CEO of Lattice, commented, “Bringing YardGrid’s document management innovation to the global maritime market through Rakuten Maritime is crucial. Structuring the extensive technical documents required in shipbuilding is essential for competitiveness and a prerequisite for meaningful AI transformation. We aim to expand YardGrid’s expertise worldwide.”
Rakuten Maritime’s strengthened capabilities now provide end-to-end maritime cyber coverage to all vessel types, from the earliest design stages through its entire lifecycle, delivering unified cybersecurity solutions to support an efficient fleet on a global scale.
