Simply Cyber Firesides
Cyber’s Multimillion Dollar Pistachio Heists 🔥
How does cybersecurity connect to stolen trucks, hacked logistics systems, and multimillion dollar pistachio thefts? More than you might think.
In this episode of Simply Cyber Firesides, Gerald Auger, Ph.D. sits down with Ben Wilkens, Cybersecurity Principal Engineer at the National Motor Freight Traffic Association (NMFTA), to break down how organized crime is using cyber tactics to exploit the transportation and logistics industry.
Ben brings a unique perspective as both a cybersecurity leader and a licensed commercial truck driver. With deep experience across trucking, logistics, and cybersecurity, he helps connect the dots between digital attacks and real-world cargo theft.
In this firesides chat, we review:
• How organized crime targets fleets and logistics companies
• How GPS, telematics, and dispatch systems are manipulated
• Why goods like pistachios are high value and hard to trace
• How cyber-enabled cargo theft works in practice
• What fleets and operators can do to reduce risk
• Why cybersecurity fundamentals still matter most
Join the livestream and bring your questions. 💬
This episode is perfect for cybersecurity professionals, transportation leaders, and anyone curious about how cybercrime intersects with the physical world.
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