Digital transformation is rapidly moving the transportation industry from a closed, proprietary and analog ecosystem to open, networked, always-on mobility platform. Cisco’s 2017 Midyear Cybersecurity Report includes interesting findings from a survey of 180 chief information security officers and security operations professionals in the transportation industry. Here are the highlights, buttressed by commentary from Joe Kirk, CIO of the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT), “moving Tennessee forward” for more than 100 years and winner of a 2017 National Roadway Safety Award. “Our transportation network was built over many years,” says Kirk, “mostly outside the control of IT. The transportation industry is already under attackCisco reports that nearly half of transportation security professionals have already dealt with public scrutiny due to a data breach.

Source: Forbes November 26, 2017 23:15 UTC