Cleaner Service Navigation in the Portal
As Cyber Detective Portal 2 gains more services, navigation has been simplified with grouped service access.
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Articles on product updates, maritime security guidance, and customer training.
Why Endpoint Inventory Matters For Vessel Security
You cannot protect what you cannot see. A clear endpoint inventory helps maritime IT teams understand what is onboard, what has changed, and where follow-up is needed.
Read articleAsk Simple Questions About Fleet Audit Data
Cyber Detective Portal 2 now includes a simple assistant for asking common questions against fleet audit data.
Read articleSoftware Inventory from Vessel Audits
The portal now uses audit returns to make installed software easier to review across fleet PCs.
Read articleDefender Health and Detections in the Portal
Cyber Detective Portal 2 now shows Microsoft Defender detections and health signals returned by vessel audit data.
Read articleWindows Support Visibility for Fleets
Unsupported Windows builds create risk. Cyber Detective Portal 2 now surfaces Windows support state across fleet PCs.
Read articlePausing Windows Updates by Vessel
Not every vessel should receive update traffic at the same time. The portal now includes simple per-vessel Windows Update pause controls.
Read articleFleet Windows Update Approval for Vessel PCs
Windows Update at sea needs control. Cyber Detective Portal 2 now gives teams a simple fleet approval view for KB releases.
Read articleWhy Alerts Need Context In Maritime IT
Alerts are only useful when teams can understand what happened and what to do next. Maritime IT needs clear context, not just more notifications.
Read articleUse Scripting For First Checks Before Bigger Vessel Work
Before starting a larger remote support task, a small script can confirm endpoint state, reduce guesswork, and help shore teams decide the safest next step.
Read articleHow To Think About USB Approval On Vessels
USB control works best when the approval process is clear before the device arrives. Unknown devices should be blocked by default, but approved use still needs to be practical.
Read articleDefender Updates Without Wasting Vessel Bandwidth
Antivirus protection needs current updates, but vessels cannot afford repeated endpoint-by-endpoint downloads over limited links.
Read articleSafe Web Filtering For Vessel Endpoints
Web and DNS filtering helps reduce avoidable exposure from vessel endpoints before unsafe connections become bigger security problems.
Read articleWhy Fleet Audit Freshness Matters At Sea
A fleet dashboard is only useful when teams know how recent the data is. For maritime IT, audit freshness helps separate current vessel reality from old evidence.
Read articleStore-and-Forward Scripting for Maritime IT
A9X Scripting was built for maritime reality, where PCs and vessels are not always online. Scripts are dispatched when needed, run onboard when the target is reachable, and results return later through the portal and now by email.
Read articleWhy Large Windows Updates Need Staged Delivery at Sea
Large Windows updates are now a practical bandwidth problem for vessels. A9X Windows Update reduces duplicate transfer, and hunking makes 5 GB-class updates manageable on VSAT and shared Starlink links.
Read articleWhy Security Controls Must Work Offline at Sea
If a control only works when the vessel has stable connectivity, it is not a dependable maritime control.
Read articleWhy Local Admin Rights Are a Maritime Security Problem
Onboard flexibility often turns into permanent local admin access, and that creates far more risk than most teams expect.
Read articleWhat Good USB Control Actually Looks Like on a Vessel
USB control is not just about blocking devices. It is about creating a workable process for safe transfers onboard.
Read articleWhy Patching Onboard Needs a Different Strategy
Patch management at sea is not just an IT task. It is a bandwidth, timing, and operational planning problem.
Read articleWhy Application Allowlisting Makes Sense for Vessels
Vessel environments benefit from predictable software. That is exactly why allowlisting is such a strong fit.
Read articleWhy Shared Drives Need More Attention in Maritime IT
Shared folders are often treated as normal infrastructure, but they can quietly become one of the easiest ways to spread risk onboard.
Read articleIntroducing new portal for Fleet Audit and Remote Security Ops
Cyber Detective Portal 2 gives operators a practical way to see fleet computer health, review problems, send scripts, and keep update airtime under control.
Read articleBlocking Risky File Types on Shared Drives with FSRM
Shared drives are one of the easiest ways for malware or just bad decisions to spread
Read articleWhy Traditional Antivirus Fails at Sea — and What Actually Works
Detection-heavy security models assume conditions that don’t exist onboard vessels.
Read articleA9X USB Manager Adds SIEM Integration via Windows Event Logging
You can block devices, sure. But can you prove what happened, when, and on which machine?
Read articleWhy BadUSB Attacks Bypass Traditional USB Controls (And How to Defend Against Them)
This article breaks down how BadUSB works, why it bypasses traditional USB controls, and why maritime environments are uniquely exposed.
Read articleHow SentinelOne and ESET Enforce USB Control — And Why It Breaks in Maritime Environments
But these tools were designed for predictable, always‑connected enterprise environments — not the chaotic, vendor‑driven, offline workflows of maritime operations.
Read articleHow Windows Identifies USB Devices - Understanding VID, PID, and Hardware IDs (Complete Guide for 2026)
This article breaks down VID, PID, serial numbers, and hardware IDs in a clean, operator‑friendly way — with examples, screenshots, and real‑world maritime implications.
Read articleWhy USB Mass Storage Devices Are Still Dangerous on Windows (Even Without Autorun)
USB mass storage devices remain one of the most reliable ways for malware to cross air‑gaps, bypass firewalls, and land inside operational systems. This is especially true in maritime environments, where chart updates, ENC permits, OEM firmware, and diagnostics still arrive on physical media.
Read articleA9X Introduces Hunking for Windows Updates on VSAT
Windows update packages have increased significantly in size. Updates that were typically around 1.0 GB last year are now commonly 3 GB or more, with this month’s release reaching 4.5 GB.
Read articleIntroducing The A9X CORE Edition
Essential vessel endpoint protection with the same straightforward rollout approach and a lower entry cost.
Read articleUSB Control On Vessels Starts With Clear Procedure
A practical removable media policy reduces risk onboard, and USB Manager CORE can help enforce the basics.
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