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BY CHRISTIAN DOW, EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT OF INDUSTRY LEADERSHIP, MHI AS SUJIT MOITRA, vice president of enterprise technology at MHI member Top Hat Engineering, reflects on present‑day cybersecurity, he believes the material handling industry must look beyond traditions. In fact, he stresses that cybersecurity—within modern warehouses and material handling environments alike—extends well beyond conventional IT security. After all, cybersecurity systems ...

As warehouses become highly connected, digital environments, they are also exposing a rapidly expanding cyber risk surface ...

As organizations across the supply chain adopt artificial intelligence (AI) to boost reliability, performance and resilience, they face dramatically expanding threats from malicious actors leveraging the tech to increase the speed, scale and adaptability of cyberattacks. But AI is also equipping cybersecurity teams with powerful new defensive weapons to thwart the bad guys. Here’s how AI is rewriting the supply ...

Evaluating third-party vendor risks is standard procedure for supply chain organizations. But the risk assessment processes that have been used for years ...

Walk into a modern distribution center today and the impression is one of precision engineering and ...

How companies are training employees to serve as the first line of defense against cyberattacks. BY CHRIS LEWIS EMPLOYEE TURNOVER REMAINS a persistent challenge for warehouses, logistics and transportation operations—and cybersecurity roles are hit especially hard. That’s unlikely to change soon. The supply chain industry is competing for cybersecurity talent against deep‑pocketed sectors like finance, government and healthcare. The result: ...

Lurking behind the real-time benefits of interconnected technologies and trading partners are the disruptive dangers posed by threat agents armed with ransomware as a service. BY CAROL MILLER, CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER, MHI Behold, the wonders of the digital, integrated supply chain! Real-time visibility through automated, connected access to information shared between suppliers, customers and third-party service providers and to data ...

Feature Safeguarding Your Company from Ransomware and Cyberattacks BY NICK FORTUNA At the MHI Cybersecurity Workshop, business executives will witness the debilitating effects of a successful ransomware attack on a material-handling company, but thankfully, they won’t feel any of the pain. Cybersecurity experts Chris Finan and Robert Knake will lead a tabletop exercise simulating a cyberattack and a fictional company’s ...

Feature BY MARY LOU JAY ANDREY SUSLOV/SHUTTERSTOCK.COM How good is your company at detecting intrusions into your computer network? Even if you aren’t aware of any problems, hackers may already be in your system and accessing your data. “It’s not at all uncommon that the first time a company knows they’ve been attacked is when the FBI comes and tells ...

Feature BY TOM GRESHAM ISTOCK.COM/2D ILLUSTRATIONS AND PHOTOS The digital supply chain has brought new efficiencies and strengthened connectivity among partners. For companies to remain competitive today, engaging in the digital supply chain simply cannot be avoided. However, the digital supply chain also has brought an array of fresh challenges, including a heightened risk for cyberattacks. A major part of ...