Can Your Business Sustain a Cyber Attack?

As featured in Forward Magazine At the AirCargo 2022 conference, a question was posed to the audience: Who has cyber insurance? Only 20% of the audience raised their hands! This is concerning because cyber-related crime is at an all-time high and still growing fast. The current data around cybercrime is alarming. By April of 2021, cyberattacks against the supply chain had risen an estimated 42% in the U.S. according to research by the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC). If you’re in the logistics industry, you’ll want to read this article, featured recently in Forward Magazine: “How Vulnerable is Your Company […]

Arguably no phrase has dominated the tech world the last 24 months more than the term “data breach.” From breaches that have impacted critical infrastructure like the Colonial Pipeline to ransomware attacks on CMA and CGM, the last two years have been saturated by headlines of cybersecurity mishaps. Yet, despite the prevalence of the breach-centric news cycle, many people may not know what exactly data breaches are, how they typically start, and why they occur. According to IBM, the average time it takes to identify that a breach has occurred is 287 days, with the average time to contain a […]

Recently Roanoke’s VP of Client Development, Richard Bridges, published a compelling article tackling cyber-attacks in CNS Air Cargo Focus. Deeply involved in international trade and insurance for more than 18 years, Rick is no stranger to issues of cybersecurity.   Every company, industry, and institution is vulnerable to cyber-attacks. Ransomware has exploded and hackers are exploiting the plethora of options they now have to access your company’s sensitive and confidential information. From healthcare institutions to your transportation and logistics providers, everyone is at risk of a data breach. The article highlights some valuable defense mechanisms companies can use to fight […]