This book advances a central and urgent thesis: in the hyperconnected economy of Logistics 4.0, cybersecurity is no longer a technical safeguard at the periphery of logistics systems but the primary infrastructure of supply chain continuity, economic security, and sustainable development. Digital logistics has evolved into a cyber-physical ecosystem in which data flows, autonomous decisions, and algorithmic coordination shape material reality. In this environment, cyber risk becomes systemic risk, transforming security from an operational concern into a strategic determinant of organisational legitimacy, competitiveness, and resilience. The book reframes cybersecurity as a governance architecture integrating digital infrastructure, risk intelligence, institutional accountability, and technological foresight.
The book offers a synthesis, demonstrating that digitalisation, cybersecurity, and sustainability are mutually reinforcing rather than competing agendas. Without secure digital architectures, transparent ESG reporting, reliable traceability, and accountable automation remain unattainable. Trust is the scarcest resource in digital supply chains, generated through verifiable data, secure infrastructures, and credible governance.
More than a catalogue of tools or regulatory recommendations, the book delivers an integrated analytical architecture for understanding and governing cyber risk in Logistics 4.0 environments. It shows that digital transformation restructures supply chains into cyber-physical systems whose stability, efficiency, and legitimacy depend on the integrity of their digital foundations, and that cybersecurity is a collective supply-chain capability rather than an individual organisational attribute.
The work sets out a governance logic that guides organisations from digitalisation to resilience, treating Information Security Management Systems, standards and security operations frameworks as instruments for stabilising inter-organisational cooperation, maintaining service continuity, and sustaining market legitimacy. It also outlines practitioner and research pathways centred on federated logistics data governance, scenario-based cyber resilience exercises, digital traceability architectures, and integrating cybersecurity metrics into ESG reporting.
Justyna Żywiolek was born on December 24, 1986 in Częstochowa. She completed her master's studies in the field of Metallurgy in 2010. In 2014, she defended her doctoral dissertation with honors in the field of management science, specializing in security science, entitled: The impact of information process management on the security of knowledge resources in the enterprise, at the Faculty of Organization and Management of the Lodz University of Technology. Since January 2015, he has been working as an assistant professor at the Faculty of Management at the Technical University of Częstochowa. He is a respected researcher in Poland and abroad for his experience in management issues: knowledge and information management and their security. She has published over 160 articles and is the author / co-author / editor of seven books. She actively participated in presenting research results at various international conferences. He deals with data protection, is an inspector of personal data protection and a leading ISO 27001: 2018 auditor. Phd. Eng. Justyna Żywiolek is a member of ICAA (Intelectual Capital Association) and EU-OSHA, as well as in organizations operating in Poland promoting information and knowledge security. Guest Editor of Energies MdPI, International Journal of Environmental Reseach and Public Health MdPI Journal, Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences. Early Career Editorial Board of The Journal of Strategic Information Systems IF 14.682 and Editorial Advisory Board of International Journal of Management and Applied Research IF 3.508.Participant in multiple Erasmus+ teacher mobility:, Slovenia, Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia, France.
Andrzej Szymonik (PhD, Professor) is the graduate of the Military Communications Academy (currently known as CSLiI) in Zegrze and the Military Communications Academy in Sankt Petersburg. In 2001, he defended his doctoral dissertation at the Technical University of Czestochowa. In 2008, the Faculty of Management of University of Warsaw granted him the degree of a Postdoctoral Research Associate (dr hab.) in the field of Management Science. In 2018, he received the title of professor in the field of Social Sciences at the University of Natural Sciences and Humanities in Siedlce. During the years 1972-2010, he served the army and reached the rank of general of the brigade; he was the commander of the Command Support Brigade and the Head of the Science and Military Education Department in the Polish Ministry of National Defence. Currently, he works as an assistant professor at the Lodz University of Technology, Faculty of Organization and Management. His achievements include 22 original monographs (details at www.gen-prof.pl), 31 original scientific publications in national and international journals, 85 co-authored scientific publications and participation in collective studies. He is interested in: security of logistics systems, use of the tools of the fourth industrial revolution in modern logistics, developing models to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of logistics processes in a changing environment and growing customer needs, design for logistics in Industry 4.0, comprehensive logistics management (Total Logistics Management).
Artur Szymonik was born on 22 May 1985 in Wroclaw. He holds a PhD in social sciences in the field of security studies and is currently employed as an Assistant Professor and Head of the Department of Logistics Systems at the Military University of Land Forces in Wroclaw. An officer of the Polish Armed Forces, he also holds master's degrees in law and economics and is a graduate of an Executive Master of Business Administration program. He possesses extensive professional experience in the management of logistics, security, and human resources within both national and international institutional frameworks. He has participated in NATO missions in the Balkans and Afghanistan. He specializes in security studies, public procurement, cybersecurity, and crisis management. As an author of academic publications and a lecturer, he combines his command and managerial experience with research and analytical work, focusing on contemporary challenges in security and logistics.
