NMFTA cybersecurity conference will include a live truck hacking
Technology news and briefs for the week of July 9, 2023:
TriumphPay integrates with Trax Technologies
Transportation spend management platform Trax Technologies has formed a partnership with TriumphPay to allow Trax’s global freight audit solution to integrate with TriumphPay’s payments network for freight brokers, factors, shippers and carriers in the North American trucking industry.
The partnership is part of a minority equity investment by TBK Bank, SSB d/b/a TriumphPay into Trax, which provides software and services that help global shippers better manage the costs and emissions of their logistics networks.
Once the technical integration is complete, all payments made by Trax will be made via the TriumphPay network, providing automated payments, fraud protection, funds security and flexibility in the timing of payments for shippers and carriers across its Fortune 1000 customer base.
NMFTA to host cybersecurity conference
The National Motor Freight Traffic Association (NMFTA) is set to host its annual Digital Solutions Conference October 22-25 in Houston, Texas. The event aims to educate anyone serving the LTL trucking industry about cyber threats as the industry moves toward digitization.
Major topics to be covered at this year’s conference include a review of the cyberthreat landscape facing the trucking industry; current tools and strategies for preventing truck hacking; explaining the IoT (Internet of Things) and how it can leave you vulnerable; how to build a culture of cybersecurity at your company; best practices in API security; exercises to test your company’s preparedness; understanding IT security and OT security; threats from the most basic of sources: email; and securing the right level of cybersecurity insurance to match your need and risk.
The event will kick off with a live truck-hacking demonstration. It includes a multitude of speakers, including cybersecurity experts from the FBI, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, Microsoft, Peninsula Truck Lines and more. In addition, the United States Secret Service will make a presentation on cyber assets and cybercrime trends.
