The advancement of technology over the years has made the unthinkable for many a reality. Activities such as online purchases, communications over long distances by technological means, the connection of various places in the world, artificial intelligence as support in daily life and even the nano technology that has begun to venture into the field of medicine. All of the above is considered a great advantage of technology, but it is important not to leave aside its disadvantages, even more focusing on another global trend which is globalization and the opening of markets. In international trade, especially in supply chains, various processes are developed by technological means; from the simplest file to an entire load control program that with the smallest failure in the systems can not only generate problems in the operations, but also millionaire losses and even the total completion of operations by a company. This is why this work will reveal what is cyber security and what is its role in international trade, also mention the most known cyber attacks and that can be presented in the logistics chain and how these can be prevented or controlled by means of the SGCS BASC, understanding it as a security program in international trade.