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Operational Security is Organizational Security
So what is operational security? Operational security focuses on preventing outsiders from inferring how an organization operates by observing behaviors, communications, and publicly listed information. Attackers will do heavy reconnaissance on an organization before…
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Cloud Security: For Motor Freight Carriers, Trouble Often Starts With Misconfigurations
As more trucking companies transition their data and technology to cloud-based applications – saving money on hardware as well as on the implementation of locally-based software – they theoretically provide…
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NMFTA Launches Enhanced Website to Improve Member and User Experience, Accessibility, and Security
The NMFTA today announced the recent launch of its newly redesigned website, delivering an enhanced, user-focused experience.
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NMFTA Releases Whitepaper on Secure Device Provisioning Best Practices: Heavy Truck Edition
Alexandria, Virginia – November 21, 2019 — To address a rapidly evolving threat landscape, the National Motor Freight Traffic Association (NMFTA), comprised of motor carriers operating in interstate, intrastate and…
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How Mid-Sized Trucking Fleets Can Build Cyber Resilience
As trucking operations grow beyond 50 assets, their cybersecurity needs to evolve beyond the scope of guidance designed for owner operators and small fleets. Increased operational complexity, a mix of…
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Extensive Federal Resources Can Help the Trucking Industry Fight Cyberattacks
Given the importance of cybersecurity to the trucking industry, any resource that helps with the effort is welcome. And many people in our industry don’t realize we already have access…
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Ransomware as a Service: What You Need to Know to Protect Against a Growing Threat
In the constantly evolving cybersecurity landscape, ransomware has moved beyond isolated, high-value extortion events and into an industrialized model of cybercrime. One of the most dangerous evolutions is Ransomware as…
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Cybersecurity Webinar Archive
April 16, 2026 – Stop Clicking on…Stuff! In this webinar, industry experts dived into one of the industry’s most pressing challenges in our series sharing strategies to help you stay…
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Cybersecurity is a Team Sport: NMFTA’s 2025 Conference Lit Up Austin
If you weren’t in Austin, TX last month, you missed the trucking industry’s most electrifying cybersecurity event of the year. The NMFTA 2025 Cybersecurity Conference brought together the brightest minds,…
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From Backbone to Battlefront: Salt Typhoon’s Espionage Leap from Telecom to the National Guard
In late 2024, I wrote a blog outlining how a Chinese state-sponsored Advance Persistent Threat (APT) actor—tracked as Salt Typhoon—compromised several major U.S. Internet Service Providers (ISPs) by exploiting CALEA-mandated…