National Security Council

Can the industry overcome its cybersecurity woes?

The National Motor Freight Traffic Association’s “2025 Trucking Cybersecurity Trends Report” painted a stark picture of the road ahead for the freight industry, with cyberthreats evolving at an increasing pace. From AI-powered phishing scams to cyber-enabled cargo theft, hackers are deploying sophisticated tactics to exploit vulnerabilities across fleets. 

One alarming trend mentioned in the report was the rise of delayed phishing, in which malicious links bypass detection by striking only after...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/can-the-industry-overcome-its-cybersecurity-woes

Red Sea is becoming a no go zone for shipping

Supply chain disruptions as a result of Houthi attacks on merchant ships in the Red Sea are only likely to increase. A growing number of ship operators have themselves decided to suspend operations through the area and yesterday the Norwegian Maritime Authority effectively made the Red Sea pretty much a no go area for Norwegian ships.

“Today, the Norwegian Maritime Authority decided to raise the security level in the southern part of the Red Sea to the highest level, level 3,” it said. “This...

https://www.marinelog.com/legal/safety-and-security/red-sea-is-becoming-a-no-go-zone-for-shipping/

US Military Bolsters Defensive Posture After Iran Seizes Tankers

Credits: Zhao chen/Unsplash

The U.S. military is working with allies to send more ships and aircraft to the Middle East as Iran escalates its seizures of merchant tankers, reports Politico quoting the National Security Council.

“Today, the Department of Defense will be making a series of moves to bolster our defensive posture in the Arabian Gulf,” NSC spokesperson John Kirby told reporters.

U.S. boosts military presence in the Middle East

The announcement comes after Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary...

https://mfame.guru/us-military-bolsters-defensive-posture-after-iran-seizes-tankers/

HII Picks Kari Wilkinson to Lead Ingalls Shipbuilding, First Woman to Lead Yard

Ingalls Shipbuilding in May 2019. HII Photo

Huntington Ingalls has tapped the first woman to lead its naval shipyard in Mississippi, the company announced on Friday.

Kari Wilkinson, currently Ingalls’ vice president, program management, will take charge of the yard on April 1 as the president of HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding. She will replace outgoing president Brian Cuccias, who has served as the head of the shipyard since 2014.

She started at HII in 1996 as a naval architect on a variety of...

https://news.usni.org/2021/03/08/hii-picks-kari-wilkinson-to-lead-ingalls-shipbuilding-first-woman-to-lead-yard