KVH introduces new cyber security and email service  

Both services are compatible with KVH’s’s TracNet hybrid terminals and TracPhone VSAT-only terminals.

Managed Firewall provides Fortinet cyber security to vessels requiring an enhanced level of protection against cyber threats. It is designed to complement the terminal-level security found in every TracNet hybrid terminal and TracPhone VSAT-only antenna, providing an advanced array of cyber-security services for an all-inclusive monthly subscription per vessel. 

Services include advanced firewall, basic routeing, SD-WAN functionality, application-level controls, IPSEC/SSL VPN capabilities, intrusion detection and prevention, advanced malware protection, web and application filtering and antispam. The AC-powered belowdecks unit is designed for easy integration with KVH’s TracNet and TracPhone terminals.

KVH’s Cloud Email service stores emails in a secure cloud-based mailbox, offering each user up to 10 GB of storage space, and automatically blocks spam and malware. It is available for a monthly subscription per fleet.

The KVH Manager website offers fleet ICT departments secure tools to set up user accounts for each vessel and crew member, manage user access and monitor data usage.

Seafarers can use computers, tablets or smartphones to receive, read, send and delete emails, and the service supports major email clients including IMAP, POP and SMTP. 

KVH executive vice president of sales and marketing Mark Woodhead said the new services are part of a company effort to bring new features and options to customers, adding, “Integrated seamlessly with our innovative TracNet and TracPhone systems, these services offer new benefits and expanded capabilities to improve shipboard operations, fleet efficiency and crew wellbeing.”