As we roll into 2026, Texas stands at the crossroads of booming trade and escalating security threats, making it one of the nation's top hotspots for cargo crime and supply chain disruptions.      The state ranks consistently as the second- or third-most targeted for cargo theft, behind only California, with major corridors like I-10 (El Paso to Houston) and I-35 (Laredo to Dallas) serving as prime hunting grounds for organized rings. Recent data shows Texas accounting fo

As the clock strikes midnight on December 31, 2025, and we welcome 2026, it's the perfect moment to reflect on the past year's challenges and commit to stronger defenses in the new one. 2025 tested supply chains like never before: record cargo theft peaks during holidays, AI-powered reconnaissance by criminals, ransomware rippling from sub-tier suppliers, and geopolitical reroutes creating unpredictable vulnerabilities. But amid the turbulence, resilient teams using tool

In the closing weeks of 2025, as recession whispers grow louder amid tariff battles and softening freight rates, a quieter danger is rising: insider threats fueled by economic strain. Drivers, dispatchers, warehouse staff—people you trust every day—are facing mounting pressures: stagnant wages against rising costs, job insecurity in a volatile market, and the temptation of quick cash from organized rings offering thousands for a tip-off or a blind eye. Reports from Cargo

If your supply chain were a castle, the front gates are now made of titanium — MFA, zero-trust, 24/7 SOC teams — but the back door is still a wooden hatch guarded by a third cousin twice removed who’s running Windows XP. That’s the reality in December 2025. A stunning 88% of Chief Information Security Officers say they are “very concerned” about third-party breaches rippling through their organizations, according to the latest global surveys. And the fastest-growing

This week the bipartisan Secure Our Ports Act of 2025 landed in Congress, and for anyone who moves freight across water, it felt less like legislation and more like an overdue fire alarm. Washington is finally acknowledging what shippers, carriers, and terminal operators have been living with for months: the ocean has become a battlefield. Three massive forces are colliding at once. State-sponsored hackers from China and Russia are quietly probing vessel tracking system

If you think cargo thieves punch a 9-to-5 clock and take weekends off… think again. They work overtime on your weekend. In the first half of 2025 alone, **48% of all recorded cargo thefts in the U.S. and Canada happened between Friday and Sunday** (CargoNet data). Sunday has now quietly taken the crown as the single most dangerous day of the week for parked loads. Why the weekend spike? 1. Loads sit still – Drivers are off-duty, trailers are dropped in yards, lots, or roa