Cybersecurity in logistics and supply chain management: An overview and future research directions

Kam-Fung Cheung, Michael G.H. Bell and Jyotirmoyee Bhattacharjya

Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 2021, vol. 146, issue C

Abstract: Technological applications have increasingly improved the quality of services in the logistics industry. However, the adoption of internet-based technologies has increased the attack surface in the logistics environment. Such attacks could negatively impact both logistics and overall supply chain performance. This paper reviews studies on measures that enhance cybersecurity in logistics and supply chain management. Several key findings and potential research directions are presented in relation to research on cybersecurity in logistics and supply chain management. These findings are: (1) Existing studies rarely use real cybersecurity data; (2) Studies focusing on cybersecurity in logistics are scarce although logistics plays an important role in supply chains; (3) There is only a limited number of papers adopting quantitative research approaches to study cybersecurity in logistics and supply chain management; (4) While a few studies focus on real-time recovery and aftermath measures, most studies focus on precautionary measures; (5) Blockchain technologies are still in their infancy in the transport and logistics sector; (6) Most studies use one-way encryption schemes that overlook the potential threats in a future dominated by quantum computing techniques; (7) Studies on information security and digital forensic investigation are scarce.

Keywords: Cybersecurity; Defensive measures; IoT; Blockchain; Logistics; Supply chain (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
References: View references in EconPapers View complete reference list from CitEc
Citations: View citations in EconPapers (18)

Downloads: (external link)
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1366554520308590
Full text for ScienceDirect subscribers only

Related works:
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:eee:transe:v:146:y:2021:i:c:s1366554520308590

Ordering information: This journal article can be ordered from
http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/600244/bibliographic
http://www.elsevier. ... 600244/bibliographic

DOI: 10.1016/j.tre.2020.102217

Access Statistics for this article

Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review is currently edited by W. Talley

More articles in Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review from Elsevier
Bibliographic data for series maintained by Catherine Liu ().