Cyberattackers possess extensive knowledge on how to breach, disrupt, and financially impact companies. These incidents make headlines not only in the trucking industry but across all sectors every day. The surge in attacks our industry has faced over the past year is alarming—and these are only the cases we are aware of.
While the trucking industry has made strides in enhancing its cybersecurity measures, there is still much to be learned. Thankfully, there are experts who can guide us. The challenge lies in the fact that this expertise is scattered throughout the industry, residing with various professionals across multiple companies and locations.
If we could bring together all this knowledge in one place, the impact would be significant as we work to safeguard the industry that keeps our economy moving.
That’s precisely what NMFTA has accomplished. In fact, we do this every year.
We’ll be hosting our annual Cybersecurity Conference set for October 27-29 in Cleveland, OH and we need you to have a seat at the table. To be a part of the conversations. To share your pain points with us.
This year’s lineup has an exceptional depth of experience and insight from the trucking industry, especially top experts from trucking firms like Estes, Werner, Ward and XPO, subject matter experts in technology sector, law enforcement, and public policy makers who have been looking into these issues.
You do not want to (and quite frankly can’t afford) to miss this.
The current lineup includes:
Daragh Mahon, executive vice president and chief information officer at Werner Enterprises. Daragh is on the front lines of this battle and has exceptionally close insight into what fleets are facing and how they need to protect themselves.
Peeyush Patel, global chief information security officer at XPO. Peeyush has advanced and expanded the global security program at XPO by implementing unified risk management solutions to significantly reduce the attack surface. He has tremendous strategic instincts to share.
Todd Florence, chief information officer at Estes Express Lines. Todd has firsthand experience with these issues and has accomplished a great deal directing and developing Estes’s information technology teams. His involvement in the fireside chat titled “Recent Hacks, Lessons Learned, and the New Reality” is a can’t-miss experience.
Mike Zupon, vice president of technology at Ward Transport & Logistics. Mike has been in the trenches as Ward has expanded as a company – with much of its success tied to its mastery of technology. He will share what he and his team have learned about how to leverage digital technology without falling prey to cyberattacks.
Steve Hankel, vice president of information technology at Johanson Transportation Service. Steve has presented at previous cyber conferences and other industry events and gets deep into the details of what happens in a cyberattack – and how to stop it before the attackers advance.
Art Ocain, vice president of cybersecurity and incident response at Airiam. Art leads Airiam’s incident response and cybersecurity services, specializing in ransomware response and disaster recovery. He emphasizes zero-trust principles and resilience engineering to address evolving cyber threats.
Additional presenters include:
Drew Blandford-Williams, head of cybersecurity at Condition Zebra U.S.;
Jeremy Daily Ph.D., associate professor of systems engineering at Colorado State University;
Jaime Lightfoot, cybersecurity researcher at Lightfoot Labs;
Paulo Silva, security practitioner at Char49;
Erika Voss, Ph.D., vice president of information security at DAT Freight & Analytics;
Erez Yalon, vice president of security research at Checkmarx; and
Carrie Yang, senior vice president with the cyber practice at Marsh.
Additionally, a representative of the White House Office of Cyber Director Harry Coker, Jr. will be speaking.
And of course, NMFTA’s own team of experts will include myself, senior cybersecurity research engineer Ben Gardiner and cybersecurity research engineer Anne Zachos, and the newest member of our team Ben Wilkens, CISSP, CISM, who comes to us from Bellavance Trucking in Vermont. Our team works throughout the year on these issues and will bring the insights and strategies we’ve been accumulating in our day-to-day work.
These presentations and workshops over the course of three days represent the best opportunity in the trucking industry, so expect to gain full, up-to-the-minute insights and strategies to get the upper hand on cyberattackers.
So, join us in Cleveland from October 27-29. The cost to attend the three-day event is $249 for NMFTA members, $349 for NMFTA non-members. Sign up here and prepare to be enlightened. The future of your enterprise and physical assets could hinge on your attendance.
