Give Your Trucking Fleet a Cybersecurity Walkaround

Your fleet's cybersecurity policies may look good on paper. These seven checks can help you find out whether they’re working.

A diligent driver doesn’t just glance at the fifth wheel during a pre-trip inspection and assume the trailer is secure. They get under the rig with a flashlight and verify that the jaws have fully closed around the kingpin.

Your company’s cybersecurity deserves the same treatment. You may believe your safeguards are working. But when did someone last check?

Years ago, I audited an organization’s network configuration and security. I asked the network administrator to try logging into 10 network switches using the factory-default credentials published in their manuals. He scoffed, insisting he had changed them.

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