Physical threats and cargo crime have long been acknowledged within the international transportation environment. According to freight security firm CargoNet, rates of physical cargo theft have been dropping in recent years. In Q3 of 2015, cargo theft incidents in the US and Canada were down 23 percent from the same period in 2014. Industry experts are quick to warn that this reduction is not because of an overall drop in criminal activity, but because there is a shift from traditional cargo theft to cybercrime-the next generation of crime that will threaten the transportation industry, and may pose a far greater menace.
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