New Delhi, Oct. 17 -- The seas themselves are becoming data oceans, navy chief Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi said on Thursday, highlighting how India's maritime domain is rapidly transforming through digital technologies, and with it, facing growing cyber vulnerabilities. For India, with 12 major ports, more than 200 non-major ports, over 11,000 km of coastline, and expanding blue economy projects, the implications of a cyber disruption could be enormous.

"The seas are our global commons. A cyber disruption at sea, or in any major port, therefore, does not remain confined to one nation's boundaries. Its impact can ripple across supply chains, distort global markets, and even unsettle diplomatic equations," said the Admiral.

The Admiral was ...