Transport firms and social media 'influencers' a target for cybercriminals

The transport industry has been warned it must beef up its online defences from a proliferation of attacks expected in the "new arms race" that is cybercrime.

That is according to cybersecurity expert Ronan Murphy of Cork-based Smarttech247, who was speaking after an IBM report revealed transport has leapt to the top of the list of targets for online criminals and rogue nations, second only to financial services.