Hackers zero in on the trucking industry as an inviting and vulnerable place for cyberattacks. Know how to protect your company before disaster strikes.
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The trucking industry is not immune to cyberattacks. Cyberattacks threaten every company, from large to small, and from healthcare to logistics. The time to prepare for cyberattack is before it happens, not after, said Mark Zachos, president of DG Technologies, in a recent HDT Talks Trucking interview.
“Hackers have discovered that the port in your truck is a very inviting target,” he said. “You may log in to that port to get your trouble codes and diagnostic information. The bad guys use that connection to do things like a denial of service attack.” (When legitimate users are unable to access information systems, devices, or other network resources due to the actions of a malicious cyber threat actor.)
As the leader of DG Technologies and chairman of the Technology & Maintenance Council Task Force on Cyber Security, Zachos has his finger on the pulse of cybersecurity…
