Supply chain security leader Scott Martino answers reader questions about supply chain risk management in the new Ask Me Anything (AMA) episode.

Cargo thefts in the U.S. and Canada declined 22 percent year-over-year in the first quarter of 2019, according to data from CargoNet.

In 2016 global supply chains continued to face a range of security, social responsibility and business continuity risks, with many of the issues provoked by one another.

The top 10 U.S. counties where cargo theft incidents are reported was topped by Los Angeles County, with 329 thefts reported spanning July 1, 2013, through July 1, 2016.

Organized retail crime is continuing to grow, with 83 percent of merchants surveyed reporting an increase in the past year, according to the 12^th annual ORC study by the National Retail Federation.

A bipartisan coalition is calling on U.S. leaders to keep American families safe by closing security loophole that allows 340 million packages a year to enter the U.S. unscreened. 

When it comes to the organized crime gangs that wreak havoc on retail stores, inventory and the bottom line, retailers are getting more aggressive in their efforts to fight the problem.

The number cargo thefts in the U.S. fell last year compared to 2013, but the average value of the heists increased.

Chile has fired the security chief of the country's main airport after a robbery of more than $10 million. 

The number of cargo thefts recorded in 2013 tied 2012′s all-time high of 951.