Moxa Sets Industry Benchmark With First DNV Type Approval for Maritime Network Cybersecurity

Moxa Becomes Industry’s First to Be Certified With DNV Type Approval of Both Security Profile 2 and IEC 61162-460 for Network and Communication Devices

News Summary:

• Moxa becomes the first in the industry to earn DNV Type Approval for both Security Profile 2 (SP2) and IEC 61162-460 Edition 3.0, setting a new benchmark for maritime network and communication cybersecurity.
• The certification applies to Moxa’s EDR-G9010 and EDR-8010 Series secure industrial routers, confirming their compliance with IACS E27 and IEC 62443 cybersecurity standards.
• Approved as 460-gateways, 460-forwarders, and 460-switches, these routers are now certified for deployment in mission-critical maritime systems.
• DNV approval simplifies compliance with IACS UR E26/E27, helping shipowners and operators meet mandatory cybersecurity requirements and reduce integration complexity.

Moxa is excited to announce that their EDR-G9010 and EDR-8010 Series industrial routers have earned cybersecurity type approval of DNV and IACS E27 new version standard with Security Profile 2 (SP2)—the first cybersecurity type approval for network and communication components. This certification also demonstrates that these routers comply with the newly released IEC 61162-460 Edition 3.0 standard, meeting the stringent cybersecurity standards required for the marine industry and ensuring they can be deployed in mission-critical maritime applications.

The Importance of Cybersecurity for Maritime Operations

As maritime systems become increasingly interconnected and new applications are emerging—such as smart ships, remote monitoring, and autonomous vessels—the need for cybersecurity has become critical to ensure the safety and reliability of these operations. To this end, the IACS Unified Requirements UR E26/E27 for cybersecurity became mandatory for all classed ships contracted for construction as of July 1, 2024. DNV cybersecurity type approvals provide a way to simplify and streamline the UR E26/E27 compliance process, while ensuring that systems and devices comply with strict cybersecurity protection standards.

DNV’s cybersecurity type approvals are grounded in internationally recognized standards, including IEC 62443 for industrial automation and control system security, as well as the maritime industrial standard IACS E27 Revision 1 (Sep. 2023) plus IEC 61162-460 for maritime navigation and communication systems. These standards play a vital role in enhancing maritime safety, network integrity, and operational performance, while also supporting the growing need for real-time asset monitoring and secure communication between vessels and shore-based operations. By adopting solutions certified to these standards, maritime stakeholders can strengthen their cybersecurity posture, reduce compliance complexity, and ensure safer, more reliable maritime operations.

Moxa’s Commitment to Secure Networking

As a leading company with an IEC 62443-4-1 certified secure development life-cycle and IEC 62443-4-2 product certifications, Moxa provides robust industrial networking solutions with practical measures incorporating layered defense-in-depth protection which includes security-hardened devices that implement OT network segmentation with threat prevention, tailored OT deep packet inspection (DPI), and industrial intrusion prevention systems (IPS). This approach enhances and secures communication between the vessel, the shore, and the cloud.

“Security is part of Moxa’s product and solution DNA. This certification is a significant milestone that shows Moxa’s commitment to providing secure solutions with network integrity for maritime safety, security, and operational performance,” said Samuel Chiu, head of the transportation business group at Moxa. “Covering both IT and OT systems on ships, compliance with these standards ensure that Moxa is at the forefront of maritime cybersecurity to empower network and communication security. By consistently putting our products through validation processes and closely following the most updated security protocols, we can guarantee reliable industrial-grade solutions for our customers.”

The EDR-G9010 and EDR-8010 Series secure routers are now certified for deployment in IEC 61162-460 networks as 460-gateways, 460-forwarders, or 460-switches to bolster cybersecurity, system integrity, and network availability. By obtaining DNV type approval, Moxa helps ship owners and operators dramatically reduce the complexity of system certification and integration and simplifies the selection of components needed for constructing maritime systems.

About the EDR-G9010 and EDR-8010 Series

The EDR-G9010 and EDR-8010 Series are industrial multiport secure routers with firewall/NAT/VPN and managed Layer 2 switch functions, designed for Ethernet-based security applications in critical remote control or monitoring networks. With the addition of an industrial intrusion detection and prevention system (IDS/IPS), these routers can serve as next-generation industrial firewalls with threat detection and prevention capabilities to better protect critical infrastructure from cyberattacks.

These secure routers provide an electronic security perimeter to protect critical assets, including maritime systems, substations in power applications, pump-and-treat systems in water stations, distributed control systems in oil and gas applications, and PLC/SCADA systems in factory automation.

For more product information, please visit the product pages for the EDR-G9010 and EDR-8010 Series.

For more details on Moxa’s marine solutions, please visit: moxa.com/marine