Security Software Solutions

Supply chain security is a vital piece of the transportation industry. Companies combine new technologies with best practices to ensure their cargo is transported safely.

The technology companies below are a sampling of those developing new solutions that allow the industry to both monitor cargo and create supply chain visibility.

Company: AVANTE International Technology

Product: Intermodal container and cargo security system.

Platform: Web-based platform with Microsoft SQL server database.

Customers: Container ports, shipping companies, retailers, government agencies, and organizations needing end-to-end tracking and monitoring of containers and cargo.

What sets it apart:
• Positive end-to-end supply chain visibility.
• Real-time reporting of intrusion, loss, diversion, and other exceptions.
• Positive intrusion detection from all six surfaces, using RSSI and confirmed with other sensors.
• Ability to report association of drivers and workers with cargo movement and operations.

How it works: Utilizing patented RFID technology, the system provides cost-effective, real-time tracking and monitoring of cargo throughout the supply chain. The system allows users to positively detect intrusion of cargo from any of the six sides of a container or trailer. Transportation workers and staff can also be equipped with badges to associate them with cargo movement.

Web sites: www.avantetech.com, www.secureintermodal.com

Company: Utimaco

Product: SafeGuard Enterprise — a data security solution that protects and encrypts data on desktops, laptops, portable media and devices.

Platform: PC (Microsoft Windows 2000, XP, Vista). The PDA (Windows Mobile, Symbian) platforms are supported by the SafeGuard Enterprise suite.

Customers: Major manufacturers and transportation companies, as well as leaders in government, healthcare, financial services and education.

What sets it apart: Encryption protects users against data loss or theft by making it unreadable to unauthorized users. SafeGuard Enterprise harnesses the power of full-disk encryption to ensure that every piece of data on a device is protected, while remaining completely transparent to the end user.

How it works: The solution provides consistent implementation and enforcement of company-wide security policies, even across mixed IT environments. It can be centrally managed from a single console, which streamlines deployment, eases policy enforcement, automates key management and makes it easy to recover data if employees forget passwords, resign or lose authorization. The latest version, SafeGuard Enterprise 5.35, is also the only solution that combines the Lenovo fingerprint log-on with full disk encryption. Port, terminal and cargo operators can rely on SafeGuard Enterprise to protect confidential information, as well as report, log and monitor the industry’s ever-changing regulatory compliance requirements.

Web site: www.utimaco.com

Company: Sequestered Solutions Alaska, LLC (SSA)

Product: SSA, managed-hosting IT services, managed server hosting, secure data hosting, remote disaster recovery hot site, SSA’s DCVault, end-point, continuous, online data storage

Platform: SSA Hosting. The hosting facilities are platform agnostic. The managed servers are generally Wintel. SSA’s DCVault client is tested and authorized for use on Windows systems, and a version for Macintosh and Mobile devices is released. It requires access to the Web for data upload using either Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox.
Special Features: Homeland Security designated “critical infrastructure” data center, with self-sustaining power and cooling advantageous to locale, helping to keep costs low and maintain environment-friendly operations. Both physical and technical security systems employ state-of-the-art Department of Defense and Intelligence-grade security technologies.

How it works: SSA Hosting Services — After a scoping engagement gathers system requirements, the customer receives recommendations and can choose from an array of options ranging from environment-only to data hosting to fully managed services. DCVault Software as a Service (SaaS) — Web services or cloud technology facilitates the end-user’s remote data storage, whether for personal home use, corporate, or government data storage, utilizing the existing SSA Datacenter Hosting Facility. Using AES-256 for file and file structure encryption and 128-bit SSL during data transport, DCVault works as a transparent background operation. Client updates happen automatically while connected to the Internet. When not connected, offline data file protection captures all incremental changes and automatic resumption of data backup once online.

Clients: Small to medium-sized businesses, to enterprise corporations, to governmental agencies.

Web site: www.sequesteredsolutions.com

In This Issue

News, Trends & Analysis
New Items

Don’t Get Carried Away

Supply Chain
So, how much is this worth, anyway?

Compliance Corner:
Service Providers and Trade Compliance Freight Forwarders need apply!

Five things you should know about auto and logistics software

Distorted Web Sites

Supply Chain product review
Security Software Solutions

Features
Gateway at a Glance Gulf Coast

Supply Security Investments: A Balancing Act

Ports & infrastructure
Major retailer to Southern Cal ports: Requirements are many, costs are high

Port Product Review
Security Equipment

Commentary
Security Issues Impacting the Supply Chain

Who, What, Where, When

Final Say