Technology Management and Cybersecurity Governance in Sea Transportation Digital Systems

Abstract

As sea transportation operations increasingly rely on networked digital systems for navigation, cargo documentation, and port coordination, technology management in the sector must extend beyond adopting new tools to governing the risks those tools introduce, including cybersecurity exposure. This paper examines technology management and cybersecurity governance as dimensions of sea transportation management, using Akademi Maritim Djadayat and Sekolah Tinggi Manajemen Transportasi (STMT) Malahayati as reflective case settings for the period April 2025 to January 2026. Drawing on the technology management and information-security literature, together with institutional document review and field observation of digital-systems training and administrative practice at both institutions, the paper finds that technology adoption is proceeding steadily in both training and administrative functions, but that cybersecurity awareness and information security culture, increasingly recognized in the wider technology management literature as a precondition for safe digital adoption, are not yet formally integrated into either institution's curriculum or administrative governance. The paper argues that as sea transportation digitalizes, maritime training institutions carry a dual responsibility: managing their own administrative technology risk, and preparing graduates who will enter a workforce where shipboard and port digital systems are themselves potential cybersecurity targets. A phased governance framework is proposed to close this gap without requiring disruptive curriculum overhaul.