Like cruise control for your car, GPS assisted autopilots and the like for boats can help operators with mundane tasks like holding a course over a long stretch of water. Unlike driving though boating comes with additional challenges - keeping track of water depth, the impact of changing weather conditions, the fact that there generally aren't defined 'roads' or travel lanes, etc. The rise in adoption of electronic navigational devices has also seen a rise in what is being termed "Electronically Aided Collisions." These can range from a GPS device malfunction or signal interference which causes the boat to veer off course and run aground to a momentary (or longer term) judgement lapse where your attention is off where the boat is going and the general surroundings to the detriment of your boat - or worse - others.
While my sail boating father and I were talking about this and him sharing stories my mind starting drawing parallels to the InfoSec world. I've tried to boil these down really to two thoughts
