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The WannaCry Cyberattack: Another Warning for Supply Chain Executives

Talking Logistics

It echoes the title of my post from last September: “ The Day a Cyber Attack Brings the World’s Supply Chains to a Halt.”. (I The WannaCry cyber attack is another warning for supply chain executives to stop being complacent. Hospitals, Spanish Companies.” What can you do?

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“Intermodal Gives Shippers, 3PLs Relief from Tight Trucking Market” Jeff Heller, Norfolk Southern – Supply Chain 24/7

247 Customs Broker

During the Jump Start 2019 supply chain conference , Heller will speak on the “ Intermodal in the post-ELD world ” panel, explaining current concerns he’s hearing from shippers who have been impacted by tight capacity. Jump Start 2019 | Conference Details | The Definitive Supply Chain Intelligence Gathering.

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Takeaways from Manhattan Associates’ Momentum 2017 Conference

Talking Logistics

In WannaCry’s case, hackers exploited vulnerabilities in Windows XP — an operating system still in wide use today, even though it was originally released in 2001 and Microsoft stopped supporting it in 2014. A similar problem exists with supply chain and logistics software.

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Consumer confidence continues to be strong in retail sector

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As the 2018 Retail Supply Chain Conference concludes this week in Phoenix, leading industry indicators point to continued consumer confidence. The Conference Board’s consumer confidence index unexpectedly surged 6.5 Both were the best since 2001, consistent with the tight labor market with unemployment at 4.1%

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CBP working to curb illicit e-commerce traffic | Full Stories – Caption as the Content | Full

247 Customs Broker

Perez told attendees at the National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of America’s Government Affairs Conference in Washington, D.C., 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, CBP established CTPAT (Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism) as part of its layered strategy for overseeing global supply chain security.

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CBP working to curb illicit e-commerce traffic

247 Customs Broker

Perez told attendees at the National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of America’s Government Affairs Conference in Washington, D.C., 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, CBP established CTPAT (Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism) as part of its layered strategy for overseeing global supply chain security.

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[INFOGRAPHIC] The History of Shipping Containers

GlobalTranz

As a logistics service provider, focusing on over-the-road surface transportation management solutions via technology and managed transportation services, we find the following information on the history of shipping containers of great significance to the logistics and supply chain community at large. Readers' choice! Significance.