NEWSWORTHY
CYBERSECURITY THREATS ARE ON THE RISE ACROSS
the consumer and business-to-business sectors, and the logistics
industry is a prime target, according to research from testing and
certification firm TÜV Rheinland.
The research is part of TÜV Rheinland’s seventh annual report
on cybersecurity trends, which reveals the growing threat of cyber-
attacks to society at large and lists seven trends to watch in 2020.
The rise of digitalization is at the
heart of the matter, the researchers
said.
“From our point of view, it is par-
ticularly serious that cybercrime is
increasingly affecting our personal
security and the stability of society as
a whole,” said Petr Láhner, executive
vice president of industry service and
cybersecurity at TÜV Rheinland, in a
release. “One of the reasons for this is
that digital systems are finding their
way into more and more areas of
our daily lives. Digitalization offers
many advantages—but it is import-
ant that these systems and thus, the
people, are safe from attacks.”
Rising threats to smart supply
chains and the ocean shipping sector
are among the seven key trends identified by the company’s secu-
rity experts. They say hackers are targeting smart supply chains—
which leverage the Internet of Things (Io T) automation, robotics,
and big-data management—to manipulate finance, inventory,
and other processes. On the shipping side, they say increasing
digitalization has left ocean transport and port logistics vulnerable
to attacks as well, making “monitoring and understanding a key
factor in modern maritime cybersecurity.”
The other five cybersecurity trends to watch in 2020 include:
uncontrolled access to personal data, which is leaving society at
large vulnerable to attacks; a rise in smart consumer devices that
are vulnerable to attack; a rise in personal medical devices that
are also vulnerable to attack; risks to the “connected” vehicle and
transport infrastructure; and the vulnerability of real-time operat-
ing systems. n
Government officials released initial data fromthe Commercial Driver’s License Drug andAlcohol Clearinghouse, revealing nearly 8,000substance abuse violations in the database’sfirst six weeks of operation.
Administered by the Department ofTransportation’s Federal Motor Carrier SafetyAdministration (FMCSA), the clearinghouse isan electronic database that tracks commercialdrivers’ alcohol and drug violations. The clearinghouse has more than 650,000 registrants,officials said.
“We’ve seen encouraging results from theDrug and Alcohol Clearinghouse, but there’sstill work to do to ensure we identify moredrivers who should not be behind the wheel.The clearinghouse is a positive step, and theagency continues to work closely with industry,law enforcement, and our state partners toensure its implementation is effective,” FMCSAActing Administrator Jim Mullen said in a prepared statement.
The database is part of government andindustry efforts to improve safety on the roadsand combat the nation’s opioid crisis, officialssaid. There is no cost to register for the clearinghouse. Drivers do not have to immediatelyregister but must do so in response to anemployer’s request. n
FMCSA releases initial data
from drug and alcohol
clearinghouse
Report: Hackers will
target logistics
networks in 2020
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