Mitigating the dangers to your logistics data security

 

The global economy disrupted by the pandemic is showing signs of recovery. Many industries, including logistics and freight forwarding, were left struggling to manage security and business continuity. Businesses that escaped with minor slowdowns are now looking for faster growth avenues to make up for the losses. As companies are accelerating their digital transformation, business and data security are turning out to worry.

In the digital world, the value of data is increasing every day for the power it possesses. Logisticians and forwarders that understand the importance of data security for business continuity are turning to cloud-based logistics and freight solutions. As remote working continues, logistics companies still running on legacy and on-premise logistics systems will stay vulnerable. The average cost of a data breach resulting from remote working can be as much as $137,000. 

 

Need for reliable logistics solutions

Incidents of data theft have hit companies hard, especially those running with less secure logistics systems. Taking advantage of poorly-built security in logistics applications, hackers can easily access the company's data stored on local hard drives. 

Cloud-based freight and logistics applications have increased data safeguard as data is no longer stored on the local drive. When using a trusted cloud application like Logi-Sys, security is not just heightened, it is fortified. To ensure shipments are staying their course, the integrity of data must be guaranteed. With multiple layers of protection in the cloud, data is safe and away from manipulation; securing its integrity.

 

Security from all directions

Hackers are exploring various ways to exploit a system. Thus security too must cover multiple angles to keep businesses safe. At the higher level, restricting physical access to on-premise servers is an additional burden of maintenance and costs. Compare that to cloud-based solutions- your solution provider manages the upkeep of all infrastructure and costs, still making you pay just a fraction of the self-hosted cost.

 

Even at the micro-level, cloud-based solutions ramp up security to bring more angles within reach. Say you'd like to restrict system access beyond your office operational hours. It is possible to configure to deny such access, ensuring additional security. Further on, to protect your company's data, you could set up measures for system access including,

IP-based access: Limit access only to a set of IP addresses. This is particularly useful for the remote-working scenario.

Inactivity-based logout: An idle time can be configured as the threshold to log the user out of the system. If a logged-in user has not been using the system, say for 10 minutes, the user will be auto-logged out

 

Security within the application too

Intrinsic security is a matter of equal regard as cross-functional access and errors can also lead to losses. In connected chain networks like logistics and freight forwarding, even a lapse in an isolated function can spill delays across all operations. For accurate authorization of important invoices, freight solutions like Logi-Sys come with a maker-checker approval system. For example, an invoice above a certain value must get approval before being passed on. Such mechanisms and automated workflows don't just keep security intact but help make processes smoother.

 

Being always on guard

Security is a constant responsibility for logistic professionals. Cloud solutions are a smart way to stay secure with multi-layered protection. Your choice for a solution must include safeguarding your business from another disruption ensuring business continuity at all times.