The mushrooming of logistics companies in Indonesia as a positive impact of online shopping trends, turns out to be not accompanied by adequate protection. There are still many cyber security logistics companies that are still vulnerable to countering cyber attacks that continue to increase with increasingly sophisticated techniques.
Quoting Bisnis.com, Supply Chain Indonesia’s senior consultant, Zaroni explained, there are three important things that logistics companies must do regarding cybersecurity, namely prevention, assessment, and recovery. These three things need to be considered to ensure adequate cyber security risk mitigation, especially logistics service providers rely heavily on IT-based management systems.
In other words, the cyber security of logistics companies that are starting to automate their work systems must be improved, including protecting customer data, improving network connections, and preventing hacker attacks. So, what is an adequate cyber security system to be implemented by logistics and transportation companies? Check out the full presentation below.
Conditions of Logistics and Transportation Companies in Indonesia
Supply Chain Indonesia (SCI) describes a number of problems currently faced by logistics and transportation companies in Indonesia. Quoting Bisnis.com, a number of issues in question are related to infrastructure, security threats, facilities, to regulations.
Regarding cybersecurity, as mentioned above, logistics companies can start by taking precautions. This can be done by selecting platforms and types of supporting IT such as warehouse management systems, freight management systems, and enterprise resource planning whose security has been tested.
Meanwhile, from the hardware side, make sure the logistics company uses tools that support server backups and Disaster Recovery (DR) to ensure data availability. From the HR side, training is needed to shape behavior and culture to maintain security by changing passwords regularly and sharing data safely.
The second step that needs to be taken by a logistics company is to evaluate the IT system on a regular basis. Testing is carried out to ensure the logistics company’s IT system can operate safely and properly.
Third, if there has been a breach in the IT system, the logistics company must be able to carry out recovery procedures as a corrective action.
Cybersecurity of Logistics and Transportation Companies Still Vulnerable
Not just a figment of imagination, the vulnerability of the logistics company’s security system had become a nightmare for Transnet. The South African-owned rail, port and pipeline company was reportedly the target of hackers which paralyzed its operations at container terminals in Durban, Ngqura, Port Elizabeth and Capetown.
According to the Blomberg News report, citing notes sent by Transnet to customers, the company experienced cyber attacks, security intrusions, and sabotage that disrupted TPT’s normal processes and functions or damaged equipment and information.
A week before it was found to be the target of hackers, the company which was founded in 1991 had experienced disturbances in its IT network. However, at that time the Transnet had identified and isolated the source of the disturbance.
However, the problems don’t stop there. Technical problems continued until the company declared a force majeure status due to unforeseen circumstances. Transnet claims to have taken various existing and reasonable mitigation measures to limit the impact of the disturbance.
It is not impossible for Transnet to experience what happened to logistics and transportation companies in Indonesia. Given that currently cyber attacks continue to develop increasingly sophisticated, along with technology and techniques that are no less formidable.
For this reason, logistics and transportation companies need endpoint protection to ensure security from cyber attacks. Endpoint protection is a cybersecurity method that protects devices used for business operations, such as desktops, laptops, IoT devices, and devices that communicate with other central networks.
Solutions to Maintain Cyber Security for Logistics and Transportation Companies in Indonesia
To ensure logistics and transportation companies meet cyber security protection requirements, Helios presents HPE and Darktrace solutions to provide comprehensive protection. To what extent can HPE and Darktrace solutions keep your logistics and transportation company cyber secure?
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
The HPE OEM Solution provides access to HPE ProLiant Gen 10 servers to address the cybersecurity threats faced by your logistics company and enterprise. This server has a patented Silicon Root of Trust with a fingerprint sensor to verify firmware codes.
Interestingly, the fingerprint feature is immutable and uncompromised so servers will not boot with compromised firmware. To prevent, detect, and recover from potential cyberattacks, HPE’s infrastructure is equipped with the latest innovations so your business can innovate faster.
HPE comes with edge-ready technology to process data instantly that specifically turns data into business insights so there is no extra time and cost for data center computing. As a global ecosystem company, HPE delivers IT solutions with world-class services, specialists, and supply chains to address business challenges, accelerate new opportunities, and turn innovation into further success.
To add extensive data lakes, logistics and transportation companies may not have experts who can apply AI and leverage data to their systems. HPE and OEM collaboration supported by experienced experts will provide consulting and support to customers around the world.
To improve business networks, logistics companies automate work systems to ensure potential attacks do not spread. Therefore, logistics companies need to maintain a mindset that prioritizes security.
Darktrace
As the world’s leading AI company, Darktrace will provide cyber defense for your logistics and transportation company. The Darktrace security protection system is powered by Machine Learning (ML) technology and AI algorithms to detect and respond to cyberthreats in various digital environments, whether on-premise, cloud or network virtualization, IoT and industrial control systems.
Using self-learning technology, Darktrace requires no setup, is able to identify threats in real-time, including using a zero trust approach to provide full visibility and detection of every threat.
Comes with a Network Detection & Response solution that combines analytics from AI and the ability to detect anomalies on the network, Darktrace ensures the security of your company. Not only relying on the rules and signatures that have been set, Darktrace also provides an AI Machine Learning solution that is able to detect suspicious activity in e-mails and automatically block it.
Darktrace’s ability to provide cybersecurity has earned the company recognition as World’s Innovative Company 2018 from Fast Company. The company, which is headquartered in San Francisco, USA and Cambridge, UK, has more than 30 offices around the world with 650+ employees.
Helios As Infrastructure, IT Digital, and Cloud Solution Provider in Indonesia
Provide end-to-end cyber protection for your logistics business with security solutions from HPE and Darktrace at Helios Informatika Nusantara (HIN). Helios as an infrastructure, digital IT, and cloud solution provider for HPE and Darktrace will help you from the consultation, deployment, management, to after sales support.
Helios’ experienced and certified IT team will ensure you avoid trial and error while providing cybersecurity for your logistics and transportation company. Find out more about the performance of HPE and Darktrace by contacting our consultant at [email protected].
Ervina Anggraini
Content Writer CTI Group
