Telecom and technology companies depend heavily on submarine cables for communication, data transfer, and operational continuity, so protecting this infrastructure is vital for uninterrupted service and growth. Disruptions to undersea cables pose critical risks to operations, service continuity, and overall economic stability.
A spike in high-profile incidents, including shallow-water sabotage by shadow fleet vessels, highlights the urgent need for advanced protection measures. The stakes are higher than ever, with commercial vessels using sophisticated techniques to target critical infrastructure, endangering global communication and data transfer.
With Windward’s Critical Maritime Infrastructure Protection solution, you can:
Proactively avoid unnecessary risk by leveraging historical data, behavioral patterns, and predictive analytics to detect threats around your underwater infrastructure.
Receive alerts in real-time on risky vessels entering a monitored area, or conducting suspicious activity in proximity to your underwater infrastructure. These alerts are sent from an in-platform feed, powered by Dataminr.
If an incident occurs, investigate vessel movements and activities in the area to identify suspects, detect risky patterns, and take protective measures.
Windward’s new Early Detection solution flags anomalies and shifting trends globally, or within predefined areas. This includes intentional sabotage, or tampering with critical maritime infrastructure.
Early Detection flagged 50 anomalies in the Baltic Sea in the 30 days (November 2024) before the C-Lion1 cable sabotage.
Can you currently anticipate the next sabotage attempt?
Windward’s AI-based technology enables you to search for risky vessel populations –based on affiliation with certain regimes, compliance risk, belonging to the shadow fleet, or showcasing suspicious behaviors – that have engaged in activities associated with sabotage attempts, specifically above the infrastructure that matters to you.