Logistics
Increasing Supply Chain Security
LEGIC’s Security Platform enables you to take charge of your logistics and increase supply chain transparency
Logistics
Supply Chain Security
Continuous technological advancements are reshaping the logistics market. Complex supply chain and security challenges can now be solved based on LEGIC technology. As a leader in contactless smartcard and smartphone authentication and credential management, LEGIC’s Security Platform enables all participants in the supply chain to efficiently manage assets in in a secure and auditable way. This results in reduced operational costs and theft, increased transparency, and clearer liability throughout the supply chain.
Cargo Security
Global supply chains have experienced significant disruption due to the COVID-19 pandemic, war in Ukraine, as well as increasing vulnerability due to the growing adoption of digital technologies. In 2022, 65% of cargo theft occured in-transit, 30% within facilities, with insider theft being a major cause. Cargo at rest in unsecured parking lots, container yards or port facilities is especially vulnerable to theft, a situation that is aggravated by growing port congestion.
Criminal organizations increasingly infiltrate supply chains or manage to bribe warehouse workers or truck drivers to steal cargo. Insider theft typically occurs when warehouse or facility employees disclose confidential information pertaining to shipping and delivery times, or when employees intentionally leave doors and gates unlocked overnight, granting criminals easier access to goods.
To mitigate these risks, logistic authorities such as BIS, TT Club & TAPA EMEA recommend security measures such as sealed rail containers with ISO-17712-compliant locks, documented checks on locking devices at all stops, GPS tracking of containers and alarms when container doors are opened by unauthorized personnel.
Benefits of the LEGIC Security Platform for Cargo Security:
Securing freight based on mobile credentials and the LEGIC Security Platform
With LEGIC’s mobile credentialing technology, additional security and auditability of logistics processes can be achieved on an end-to-end basis. Based on dynamically managed encryption technology, real-time mobile credentialing over-the-air, and biometric authentication capabilities of smartphones, secure and auditable permission-based access to storage facilities, containers, vehicles as well as shipping information and packing lists can be quickly implemented.
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Wireless configuration - user smartphones and electronic locks are remotely managed and configured over-the-air via a secure, encrypted Bluetooth or RFID channel.
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Elimination of physical keys which are easily lost or copied and require cumbersome manual storage and handling.
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Authentication of both users as well as locks and vehicles to prevent fraud and hardware spoofing.
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Enabling of an audit trail to provide historical reporting of who has interacted with each container, lock, and vehicle, when and where.
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Permission-based access grants and revokes access remotely and in real-time.
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Offline operation - functions autonomously without a network connection with 24/7 availability.
Cold Chain Logistics
Securely manage delivery of perishable goods
Perishable goods such as food, pharmaceuticals and high value electronics require a controlled temperature to ensure the quality of the product during shipment. With a market value of 647 billion USD by 2028, the “Cold Chain Logistics” market is becoming increasingly important in global supply chains.
Risks in dealing with temperature sensitive goods include food spoilage, degradation of pharmaceuticals, and damage to high-value electronics and other environmentally sensitive products. Main factors contributing to damaged goods are related to improper handling during shipment and last-mile delivery, and failure to comply with regulatory procedures or temperature monitoring guidelines. Reliance on multiple third-party service providers also contributes to a lack of logistics overview.
The ability to precisely monitor and record container environment and as well as manage and log who accesses a container where and when is becoming increasing important, especially for auditing and liability purposes. Real-time monitoring and cargo access control is becoming a key competitive advantage for providers of Cold Chain Logistics services.
Benefits of the LEGIC Security Platform for Cold Chain Logistics
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Remote, real-time management of critical access points such as containers, storage facilities and transport vehicles.
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Automated logging of door and container openings based on mobile credentials enable reliable auditing and quality control of shipments from end-to-end.
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Automatic locking of transport equipment prevents human error, hijacking and product tampering.
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High security as locks and data storage / communications implement the highest commercially available encryption (AES-128) combined with Secure Element technology. All RF communications are encrypted, key data stored in the lock is physically and electronically inaccessible and smartcards cannot be copied.
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Offline operation - the LEGIC Security Platform functions even without a network connection.
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Wireless configuration - reefers or active cooling containers can be managed and configured over-the-air via a secure, encrypted Bluetooth or RFID channel to prevent damage to the cargo caused by misconfigurations or interventions by unqualified personnel.
Secure Disposal of Sensitive Data
Protecting confidential information from theft, abuse, or interception
Data is the lifeblood of any organization, especially financial or personal information about inventory, customers, suppliers, partners, or employees. This type of information, whether in document or electronic media form, is a sensitive commodity which must be managed in a highly secure manner throughout its lifecycle from creation to disposal. Additionally, conformance to legal requirements such as the DSGVO data protection act and DIN 66399 must be considered, especially in the data destruction process.
Often, sensitive data and documents are secured by mechanical locks, involving all the inherent drawbacks of mechanical access systems such as physical key handling, key loss management, manual access logging, etc. Mechanical locks also require that data disposal service providers maintain large customer-specific container inventories with specific locks. This makes the disposal processes more complex, expensive, and inflexible.
Benefits of the LEGIC Security Platform for Data Disposal
Securing sensitive data with the LEGIC Security Platform
With LEGIC’s access technology, secure digital access control to containers containing sensitive information can be easily implemented based on contactless smartcards or smartphones. Easy authorization management based on user credentials means RFID cards can be created, configured, activated and de-activated via a remote management system. New features are easily implemented via software such as creation of authorization hierarchies adapted to a company’s structure as well as compatibility with mobile access implementing biometric authentication.
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Elimination of physical container keys which are easily lost or copied and require cumbersome manual storage and handling.
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Automated logging of authorized container openings to minimize human error enabling reliable auditing and quality control.
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Simplified logistics through replacement of customer-specific containers by generic containers which can be customized as needed and on-location. Existing cards continue to work with new containers.
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High security as locks, data storage and communications implement the highest commercially available encryption (AES-128) combined with Secure Element technology. RF communications cannot be decoded, key data stored in the lock is inaccessible both physically and electronically, and smartcards cannot be copied.
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Works even when offline – container locks function even without a network connection.
Read the Rhenus Success Story: "Making document disposal convenient and even more secure"
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