Six Disruptive Forces Shaping the Future of Logistics: Force 4 – Importance of Data Security in the GDPR Era

Data. The very thing that lubricates the supply chain, especially in logistics and transportation, may cause the greatest security threat to the process it is enhancing. Data security issues in logistics can be identified and managed, albeit with some hurdles and planning. In this article I will address some of the issues that we are confronting today surrounding data security, and also identify some upcoming challenges for the logistics industry with the impending General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Companies are scrambling to meet the implementation deadline of May 25, 2018 and the regulation is already impacting how data is managed.

As data permeates supply chain operations, logistics managers are increasingly finding themselves becoming experts in IT. They understand that their IT systems, and those of their customers, suppliers, and third-party logistics partners are becoming more interdependent. While efficiencies and information flow are positive byproducts, the potential for a cyber-attack, or theft of data from just one of the systems, can have a devastating impact on the entire extended supply chain. The security of data in the supply chain should be at the top of every company’s risk assessment protocol.

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