June 2026 Executive Order | Key Customs Enforcement Changes
On June 3, 2026, the White House issued an executive order for strengthening customs enforcement. Overall, this new customs executive order doesn’t...
CTPAT
How to Prepare for a CTPAT Audit: What Audit-Ready Actually Looks Like (The Day-Of Test)
How do you prepare for a CTPAT audit? Preparing for a CTPAT audit means building a system of record so you can pull current evidence on demand, with...
CTPAT System of Record: Spreadsheet, SharePoint, or Software?
Most certified operators do not have a CTPAT problem. They have an infrastructure problem. The CTPAT requirements are not particularly complex. The...
Cybersecurity requirements are not a checkbox anymore
For most of the CTPAT program's history, CTPAT cybersecurity requirements were a written policy. You documented your security posture, you put the...
What CBP actually looks at during revalidation (and what they used to)
Your last CTPAT revalidation packet probably worked. The next one might not. The written MSCs haven't changed for most operators. Importers and...
Certified on paper, fragile in practice: a CTPAT maturity check
I talk to a lot of CTPAT compliance officers who cruised through their last validation. But if CBP showed up tomorrow morning? They wouldn't survive...
Stop Living in Excel: How to Build a Defensible CTPAT System of Record
Manual tracking creates compliance gaps. Here’s how CTPAT compliance software protects your certification and your team.
Strengthening Cyber Physical Security: Integrating Digital and Facility Controls for CTPAT
Sarah Velazquez: Apr 16, 2026 2:28:25 PM
For a long time, organizations have treated physical security and cybersecurity as two separate organization priorities. One team handles gates,...
Managing CTPAT Across Multiple Locations Effectively
A lot of time, effort, and resources can go into getting your company’s security program and procedures up to snuff to become CTPAT certified....
CTPAT Security vs. CTPAT Trade Compliance: Which is Right for My Company?
Many professionals in logistics hear “CTPAT” and assume it’s one single program but in reality CTPAT has evolved into two distinct components:
Modernizing Supply Chain Security: How Technology is Transforming CTPAT Compliance
Sarah Velazquez: Mar 16, 2026 4:24:53 PM
Supply Chain security is not what it used to be, but that is a good thing! It has come a long way, and CTPAT compliance is evolving right along with...