Cargo ships, trucks, and freight trains are vital for moving goods efficiently. But as they become increasingly digitized and connected, their attack surfaces expand, making these critical systems far more vulnerable to potentially crippling cyberattacks.
New American restrictions will significantly slow China’s chip efforts, but the effect will not be immediate, comprehensive, or ultimately permanent.
Pipeline networks “are vulnerable to cyber-attacks due to legacy (industrial control systems) that lack updated security controls and the dispersed nature of pipeline…networks spanning urban and outlying areas,” according to the U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA). As aspects of operational and information technology become further integrated, those industrial control systems (ICSs) become a bigger target for cyber attackers.
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Semiconductor shortages. Trucking delays. Counterfeits and compromises. Cargo ships stuck in canals. Sanctions stopping supplies. Society depends on supply chains, and when they’re broken, stalled, or compromised, the ripple effects are enormous. This issue of Security Technology explores supply chain security, from the technology that’s helping monitor and secure the physical movement of goods to threats to software supply chains to vetting of third-party suppliers and more.
How can security teams help support employees’ mental health and resilience following a major incident, such as a bank robbery? Brian Ishikawa, CPP, from the Bank of Hawaii, walks us through how training, documents, and procedures clear the way for recovery. Michael Gips, CPP, joins the SM Highlights podcast to discuss how reputational issues cross over with security issues, including when rumors and conspiracy theories trigger a backlash on social media. Lastly, Miki Shifman discusses the current threats to trains and how technology advancements on the railroad could improve supply chain efficiency and security.
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