Further strengthening the company's partnerships and strategic alliances, SOFTimpact is proud to announce that its application to become a BIMCO Associate Member has been approved on March 31, 2017. Our mission is to provide top quality IT services for the maritime industry and to do so, we build our knowledge base from the right sources....
On the 23rd February 2017, SOFTimpact presented an evening talk on Cybersecurity on behalf of the Cyprus International Business Association titled "Hackers the Silent Threat to your Business" This was hosted at the award winning offices of Intership Navigation in Limassol and was attended by a large audience of CIBA members and guests. Lee Williamson the Principal Consultant...
2nd October 2016 Dubai - Markus Schmitz Managing Director and Lee Williamson Principal Consultant - SOFTimpact representing Intermanager, jointly presented at the International Ship Suppliers conference on the Cybersecurity topic. Markus spoke about the current threats facing Maritime and how these could effect ship suppliers. This was aptly demonstrated when some of the audience realized their...
Further strengthening its presence in the industry and its benchmarking accuracy, the Shipping KPI project has passed the milestone of 5000 ships into the system. Now, the BIMCO Shipping KPI system gives registered companies the opportunity to benchmark their fleet against 5000+ ships spread over 300 active accounts from all over the world, and is...
Maritime vessels are under significant threat of cyber-attack because many are carrying outdated software and were not designed with cyber security in mind, according to new research. But operators could easily mitigate against such dangers by updating security systems, improving ship design and providing better training for crews, the study led by Plymouth University’s Maritime Cyber...
SOFTimpact presented to a full house for the Nautical Institute Cyprus branch which was hosted at the offices of Marlow Navigation on 23rd February 2016 The event was held over 1.5 hours with the first session being presented by Markus Schmitz Managing Director - SOFTimpact on the current status and vulnerabilities in maritime systems used onboard...