This week’s Maritime Security Threat Advisory (MSTA) from Dryad Global paints a volatile picture of regional instability in key maritime corridors, with the Strait of Hormuz emerging as a critical ...

The maritime industry in 2025 faces an increasingly complex and dynamic cybersecurity landscape. As digital systems, automation, and global connectivity deepen across vessels and port facilities, the ...

Direct oil-for-arms linkages. The paper documents October 2025 negotiations between IRGC/AFGS and Chinese firms (e.g., Haokan) that explicitly tie oil shipments to missile/drone component ...

Ship operators hire armed guards to countenance the potential use of lethal force to defend a vessel in extreme and proscribed circumstances. It’s a serious business and has potentially significant ...

Risk is multi-domain and dynamic. Fragile truces, grey-zone maritime enforcement, and cyber pre-positioning can combine quickly to raise exposure on a single voyage. Dryad Global recommends continuous ...

A recent cyber espionage campaign targeting the Pakistan Navy has come to light, highlighting the ever-growing sophistication of threat actors operating in the South Asian region. Discovered in early ...

The maritime sector is more connected than ever. Modern vessels now rely on networked navigation systems, satellite communications, cargo platforms, digital weather routing and constant ship-to-shore ...

Our Maritime Intelligence Brief distils hundreds of signals into a weekly picture built for decisions — not dashboards. It’s designed to be forwarded internally, briefed quickly, and used to adjust ...

Iran’s retaliatory activity is now creating real-world disruption across Gulf aviation and maritime infrastructure, with knock-on effects for commercial shipping planning and risk appetite in and ...

Estonia deployed a naval patrol boat, helicopter, and reconnaissance aircraft. Russia escalated by sending a Su-35 fighter jet, which briefly violated NATO airspace. NATO aircraft, including Polish ...

Key developments in maritime security, cyber threats, and global shipping risks As geopolitical tensions, organised crime, and cyberattacks continue to shape the global maritime environment, Dryad ...

This week’s Maritime Security Threat Analysis (MSTA) from Dryad Global highlights several critical developments impacting commercial shipping and maritime operations worldwide. Despite a reported 60% ...