Your data is valuable. A cybersecurity expert tells you how to protect it

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You generate a wealth of data that you entrust to suppliers. But do you really know where it travels, where it’s stored, and who has access to it? In a context where telematics, onboard cameras, and connected platforms are proliferating, these questions are becoming increasingly important for carriers.

To demystify the issues surrounding data security, integrity, and governance, Transport Routier spoke with Jean Loup Le Roux, a cybersecurity expert and consultant, as well as a partner at Magna, a firm that has been offering cybersecurity services worldwide since 2014.

According to Le Roux, the risks are not limited to cyberattacks: they also concern data control, its sharing with third parties, and, in some cases, issues that can even affect national security.

TR: Why should carriers be more concerned about the data generated by their vehicles and systems?

Jean Loup Le Roux: Because today, virtually all technologies used in transport are connected. Whether it’s telemetry, electronic logging devices, on-board cameras or fleet management platforms, these solutions rely on constant data exchange.

What many people don’t realize is that a single provider can conceal several others. Behind a telematics solution, there are often different providers of cloud services, telecommunications, hosting, or data analytics.

Jean Loup Le Roux (Photo: Supplied)

Think of it like Russian nesting dolls. The transport company believes it’s dealing with a single supplier, but when you open the first doll, you discover a second, then a third, then a fourth. In some cases, dozens of companies are involved behind the scenes in processing or transporting the data.

Each intermediary can potentially have access to some of the information. The company generally knows the supplier with whom it has signed a contract, but it does not always have complete visibility on all the actors involved in this solution.

Data today has significant…

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