We don’t know precisely how the Covid-19 crisis is going to affect the economy in the long term. This is unprecedented: even though we have had pandemics before, there has been nothing to this global scale since the new economy.
But there is one thing we do know: the economy is not going to be the same again.
COVID-19 has taken its toll on the United States and the entire world. The response to this emergency is rapidly changing the day to day realities of fleet businesses in the United States. The majority of states have issued a stay at home orders. Meanwhile, fleet-based businesses have been deemed essential and continue to operate. Because of the COVID-19 impact on freight, the landscape of freight operations now is vastly different than just a month ago.
Good cyber security in logistics is all about viewing the complete system. Let’s say that you are trying to ensure maximum security in an office. You might, therefore, be sure to run lots of red teams/blue team simulations, to hire pen-testers, to keep your software all up-to-date, and to train your staff in identifying potential security risks.
Bad weather and infamous natural disasters like Hurricane Sandy or Hurricane Katrina show how rapidly large-scale natural events can affect a supply chain. At the same time, it can also help to tell us more about how companies should weather-proof your supply chain to respond to such events.
