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  eBond is the fastest customs bond filing system ever, and it’s about to be even faster and easier. The Road to eBond Customs bonds used to be issued on typewriters. Across the country entry writers for customs brokers would hammer out importer information onto green, pink, and yellow sheets of carbon paper, and these paper pages were delivered by messenger or mail to the CBP office at the local port. There the bonds waited for their Customs Control Number stamp and delivery back to the broker or agent. Then in the 2000’s, the bond filing process went digital. Processing […]

November 10, 2020

Ghostly Greetings from Your Friends at Roanoke!   We hope you carve out some time for some ghoulishly good fun. Have a safe and Happy Halloween!

October 30, 2020

  CREATING A PASSWORD This is the final blog post in our series highlighting the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency efforts on the “Do Your Part – #BeCyberSmart” campaign for October, the National Cybersecurity Awareness Month. The cyber awareness topic for today is How to Create a CyberSmart Password. Today’s 8 tips on creating a password come courtesy of the National Cybersecurity Alliance and The Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency. We are sharing this valuable information to the trade community in order to help raise industry awareness and hopefully prevent cyber incidents. Creating a strong […]

October 27, 2020

PHISHING Today we continue our blog series highlighting the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency efforts on the “Do Your Part – #BeCyberSmart” campaign for October, the National Cybersecurity Awareness Month. The cyber awareness topic for today is Phishing. Read on to learn 7 tips to protect your company from Phishing attacks. Our goal in sharing this information is to help raise industry awareness. Today’s tips for the how to protect your company from phishing attacks come courtesy of the National Cybersecurity Alliance and The Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency. Phishing attacks use email or malicious […]

October 20, 2020

WESCCON is the premier annual gathering of Freight Forwarders, NVOCC’s & Customs Brokers and this year is no different! Join us virtually on October 22-23 and tune into our sponsored session with Terry Cummings, Amanda Barlow and Patrice Lafayette. Thursday, October 22 Session begins: 3:55pm How has your business fared during the pandemic?  Are you well positioned to handle the challenges of another crisis? Roanoke Trade presents:  Planning, Preparedness and Protection – What you need to know and do before a disaster hits In this presentation we will discuss: How to develop a business continuity plan How to prepare for […]

October 19, 2020

5 WAYS TO BE CYBER SECURE AT WORK Your cyber security is only as strong as the weakest link in your organization. Cybercrime is a fulltime – and very lucrative – job for hackers who thrive on exploiting gaps in your security and gaps in the knowledge and judgement of your employees. One inadvertent link click can cost tens of thousands of dollars and take down your company for days. This is why the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has launched a campaign called “Do Your Part – #BeCyberSmart.” October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, […]

October 13, 2020