Transportation networks are foundational to our modern way of life. The current restrictions on global movement and the corresponding reduction in demand for travel and transportation services, while profound, are temporary. Forecasting future demand and capacity requirements is nearly impossible. But, the travel and transportation industries are part of the country’s critical infrastructure. They will return as significant contributors to global gross domestic product (GDP) and employment.

Although global demand and workforces are currently reduced, threat activity against industries is not. Travel and transportation companies share a common backbone of critical infrastructure and data that are attractive to malicious actors. Travel and transport providers’ global supply chains require the integration of third-party vendors and present an expansive attack surface. Hence, these providers will never be immune to cyber attacks.

According to the X-Force Threat Intelligence Index 2020, IBM X-Force Incident Response and Intelligence Services (IRIS) reported that the transportation sector was the third-most attacked in 2019. This highlights the growing appeal of data and…

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