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Podcast: The Freight Coach Podcast
Episode: 1314. #TFCP - Is Cargo Theft the New Face of Cybercrime? | NMFTA 2025 Day 2
Description: How well do you really know your vendors? Are your cybersecurity defenses keeping up with modern freight threats? Listen to Ben Wilkens for Day 2 of the 2025 NMFTA Cybersecurity Conference as he talks about the growing overlap between cybersecurity, cargo theft, and vendor management in transportation! We cover why third-party vendors are often the weakest link, how simple steps like multi-factor authentication (MFA) can stop most attacks, and why using the NMFTA’s vendor checklist should be a standard practice for every carrier and broker. Ben also breaks down how cybercriminals are blending digital scams with phy...