Many companies use GPS systems to track and direct their vehicles and assets. Reliance on these systems is increasing and will no doubt increase further as technology develops. Of course, and as usual, criminals will exploit any technological weaknesses in order to intercept transported assets and conduct robberies or thefts. A recent report indicates that GPS technology can now be ‘spoofed’ or manipulated to redirect vehicles from planned routes and thus lead them to vulnerable locations.GPS tracking is one of the aspects of transport security covered in the forthcoming Security Management Stage 2 Course and the report is available through this link: GPS Report
