Can Your Business Sustain a Cyber Attack?

PHISHING Today we continue our blog series highlighting the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency efforts on the “Do Your Part – #BeCyberSmart” campaign for October, the National Cybersecurity Awareness Month. The cyber awareness topic for today is Phishing. Read on to learn 7 tips to protect your company from Phishing attacks. Our goal in sharing this information is to help raise industry awareness. Today’s tips for the how to protect your company from phishing attacks come courtesy of the National Cybersecurity Alliance and The Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency. Phishing attacks use email or malicious […]

The fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic in lost lives and economic disruption is tremendous. The pandemic has also caused unprecedented changes in the way we work. Many individuals throughout every sector of business are now working remotely. This includes the transportation sector, particularly as more state governments across the country impose stricter guidelines to stem the spread of the coronavirus. According to the National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of America (NCBFAA), customs broker and freight forwarder offices – large and small – throughout the United States are increasingly having employees work from home. The trade has shown confidence is […]

While cyberattacks caused by sophisticated cybercriminals and the advent of artificial intelligence (AI) make headline news, human error continues to drive most cyber events. According to Harvard Business Review (HBR), more than 80% of cyber incidents are attributed to end-user error. The worldwide cost of cybercrime was estimated at $10 trillion in 2023 and is expected to more than double in the next four years. In addition, in a 2022 study by Stanford University, 90% of ransomware attacks originated through phishing emails to employees, according to an article by Maria Long, Vice President, Cyber Underwriter & Risk Management Portfolio Leader […]