Highway Fatalities Increased in 2015

According to recently released data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), highway fatalities rose by 7.2 percent in 2015. This is the largest year-over-year increase since 1966, when fatalities rose by 8.1 percent. The NHTSA largely attributed the sharp increase in fatalities to lower gas prices and increased job growth—both of which have…

Transportation and Cyber Risk

As Electronic Logging Devices become more prevalent, and soon mandatory for some, is your business opening up to additional risk? The information gathered from an electronic logging device is as vulnerable as the other data collected and used on your computer or smart phone. If you use a computer or a smart phone then you…

Change Dropbox Password Now!

Do you use Dropbox? And what are you storing there? Journalists at Motherboard reported that they obtained documents which show that more than 68 million users were affected by the data breach at Dropbox—one of the world’s largest file-hosting companies. The information contained in the documents has since been identified as authentic by officials at…

Educate Your Employees During National Cyber Security Awareness Month

This October is Cyber Security Awareness Month, an event co-sponsored by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) in order to raise awareness of the importance of cyber security issues. While the event is designed to highlight some of the nation’s cyber security precautions, as well as how to…

Remote Key Entry on Your Vehicle – Easy? Safe?

Everyone can agree that the remote key entry and start has become standard on new vehicles and is really very convenient. However, is it safe? A research team from the University of Birmingham recently discovered a number of vulnerabilities that allowed them to mimic and “clone” the wireless key fobs of over 100 million vehicles.…

Delaware Transportation Trust Fund

The Delaware Motor Transport Association is hosting two meetings to establish a position on the Delaware Transportation Trust Fund, potential fuel tax increases and other issues. They need your help. They have published the following information: Fix the Delaware Transportation Trust Fund. The fund was created in the 1980's to provide a stable fund for…