October is Cybersecurity Month, so we’ve gathered some of HDT’s best cybersecurity content for trucking to help you be aware and protect your heavy-duty trucking fleet.

Whether a large-scale attack on infrastructure or a smaller-scale attack on individual trucks, the threat of cyberattacks in the trucking industry is very real.

Why Trucking Companies Need to Plan Now for a Cyber Attack

When Harold Sumerford’s phone rang at 2:30 a.m. on April 2, he knew the news couldn’t be good. But he figured it was probably the safety department – not the CFO telling him the company’s entire computer system was down from a ransomware attack. Learn from J&M Tank Lines’ experience.

Don’t Let Your Trucking Data Be Held Hostage

Imagine losing access to your business management technologies all at once. From back-office computer systems, to dispatch, to mobile communications and shop technologies. Could you continue to operate? If so, how would you do that? And if you couldn’t operate, would you pay anything to get everything back up and running?

Protect Your Fleet Against the Growing Risk of Cyber Attack

Hackers zero in on the trucking industry as an inviting and vulnerable place for cyberattacks. Know how to protect your company before disaster strikes. Read this article or watch the entire interview on HDT Talks Trucking:

 

Minimize the Threat of Cyber Attacks at Your Trucking Fleet

Don’t ignore the threat of a cyber attack just because it hasn’t happened to your fleet. Basic electronic security begins with good online habits and staff training on how to avoid unwanted intrusions in the first place.

Cybersecurity on Today’s Connected Vehicles

The ELD Hacking Threat: Q&A with Serjon’s Urban Jonson

Did you know your fleet’s electronic logging devices may be vulnerable to hackers? Learn more from this interview with Urban Jonson of Serjon, a cybersecurity firm specializing in fleet transportation security,

Q&A: How Hackers Can Exploit Fleet Vehicles

Software-defined vehicles and insecure APIs and mobile services have opened new attack vectors for the bad guys to exploit, from cars to heavy-duty trucks. The threat is real, and it will have a huge impact for fleets. Find out why from cybersecurity expert Haim Kantor by reading the Q&A, or watch the full HDT Talks Trucking interview here:

Q&A: Upstream CEO on Protecting Trucks Against Cyberattacks

Vehicle and fleet cyberattacks increased by 344% between 2010 and 2022. Yoav Levy, co-founder and CEO of connected vehicle cybersecurity firm Upstream, talks about the nature of the threat and how to protect vehicle assets.

Cybersecurity Training Resources for Trucking Fleets

TMC to Offer Online Fleet Cybersecurity Training

The Technology & Maintenance Council is teaming up with IT specialists Serjon to offer fleets online courses on containing and countering fleet cybersecurity threats.

NMFTA Opens Cybersecurity Event to Entire Trucking Industry

The National Motor Freight Traffic Association has been a leader for more than a decade in addressing cybersecurity issues, including research work and educational efforts on the topic of cybersecurity for the American Trucking Associations and other organizations.