Port Cyber Alliance opened its doors on 10 November 2026. This first note says, in plain words, who it is for, what you get on day one, and what we ask in return.
Who it is for
People who keep a port moving and would rather not learn about an intrusion from the press: terminal engineers, IT and OT teams, operations managers, port authorities, and the carriers, forwarders and software vendors who plug into them. Small marinas and large container terminals share the same attackers; they do not share the same budgets. The alliance is built so that both can use it.
What you get on day one
- Two self-assessments, two minutes each: one for engineers (access, network, detection, recovery) and one for directors and team leads (people, visibility, exercises, supply chain). Your answers stay in your browser; you can download the result as a PDF or send it to yourself.
- Membership at no cost, with 10 hours of advice from a port cyber engineer in one-hour video calls. Apply in five short steps on Become a member; your member area opens as soon as you submit.
- A monthly port threat report: the attacks and vulnerabilities that matter to terminal systems, with indicators you can load into your own tools. Ask for it on the threat report page.
- Open source packages for terminal integration, container tracking and detection rules, on the packages page. Some are public now, others are sent on request while we finish the documentation.
How we work with you
Nothing starts with a sales call. It starts with the two tests, then, if you join, a one-hour call where an engineer reads your results with you and agrees on the three things worth doing first. The hours are yours to spend: a review of your remote-access setup, a tabletop exercise with your operations team, a second opinion on a vendor’s security questionnaire. When a visit on site makes sense, you order the free « Come to us » request from your member area, you cover the travel, and our days with you are not invoiced during the launch period.
What we ask in return
Only one thing: when you see something, tell the alliance. An odd login on the TOS, a phishing wave aimed at your carriers, a vendor patch that broke a gate. We anonymise it and pass it on, so that a problem seen in one port is avoided in the others. That exchange is the whole point of an alliance; the tools and the hours exist to make it possible.
Port Cyber Alliance is an initiative of DMS Logistics, whose teams integrate terminal operating systems, truck appointment systems and gate equipment in working ports.
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