Fractional CISO for the freight industry

Keep freight moving.
Keep it secure.

Senior cybersecurity leadership for carriers, freight brokers, 3PLs, warehousing and logistics technology companies. All of your security needs, with senior leadership from a former freight-carrier CISO, for a fraction of the cost of a full-time hire.

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Former freight-carrier CISO
Board-level reporting experience
CISSP certified
2026 CarolinaCISO ORBIE winner
Why now

Cyber risk is now the freight industry's top worry.

#1

Cyber incidents ranked as the top risk for transportation and logistics in 2026, cited by 38% of industry risk experts.

Source: FleetOwner, February 2026

61%

Rise in logistics-related cyberattacks in 2025, with attacks projected to double in 2026.

Source: Everstream Analytics

Every day

Customers send security questionnaires, insurers tighten requirements and boards ask harder questions. Most mid-sized logistics companies have no security executive to answer them.

Sound familiar?

Most of our conversations start with one of these.

A customer sent a security questionnaire

and a large shipper account depends on the answers.

Your cyber insurance renewal got harder

with new controls required and premiums going up.

Your board is asking about cyber risk

and nobody can give them a clear, confident answer.

You worry about ransomware

and what a week without dispatch would cost.

An audit or SOC 2 report is due

and the evidence isn't ready.

Something already happened

a payment fraud, a breach or a close call, and you need a plan.

Services

One senior security leader for all of your cyber needs.

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Cybersecurity Risk Assessment

A fixed-fee, four-to-six-week review: where you stand, your top risks and a prioritized 12-month roadmap.

Most chosen

Fractional CISO

Monthly ownership of your security program: policies, vendors, incident readiness, audits and board reporting.

Project

Compliance Readiness

Preparation for SOC 2, PCI DSS, SOX IT controls and the security reviews your customers require.

Project

Incident Response Readiness

A ransomware playbook, a tested response plan and the right partners in place before you need them.

How it works

Three steps to a clear lane.

01

A 20-minute conversation

Tell us what's on your mind. No pitch, no obligation, and you'll leave with at least one useful next step.

02

A clear assessment

In four to six weeks you know where you stand and exactly what to fix first, in plain business terms.

03

Ongoing leadership

We become your CISO on a monthly basis, running the program and reporting to your leadership and board.

6 years
Freight-carrier CISO, reporting to the Board
CISSP
Certified Information Systems Security Professional
2026
CarolinaCISO ORBIE Leadership Award
Our leadership

James M. O'Connell, CISSP

James spent six years as Chief Information Security Officer of Old Dominion Freight Line, one of the nation's leading less-than-truckload carriers, where he led cybersecurity, privacy and compliance and reported to the Board. He previously held senior technology roles at Advance Auto Parts, the Federal Reserve System and Genworth Financial.

"Security should keep freight moving, not slow it down. We explain risk in plain business terms and tell you exactly what to fix first."James M. O'Connell, Founder and Principal

Every engagement is led by a senior security executive and runs on documented methods and standard deliverables, so what we build for you is built to last.

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Who we serve

How we help each →
Truckload and LTL carriers Freight brokers 3PLs Warehousing and distribution Logistics technology companies Private equity in logistics

Typically 100 to 2,000 employees, across the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic.

Free guide

Top 10 Cyber Risks for Carriers, Brokers and 3PLs

What attackers target in freight, what each risk costs, and the first step to reduce it. Written for executives, not engineers.

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Have a cyber question you can't answer?

A customer audit, an insurance renewal or a worry about ransomware: let's talk it through. Twenty minutes, no cost, no obligation.

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