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Episode 227: What’s Fueling Cyber Attacks on Agriculture ?

The Security Ledger

about the spate of attacks in recent months targeting food processing plants, grain cooperatives and other agriculture sector targets. about the spate of attacks in recent months targeting food processing plants, grain cooperatives and other agriculture sector targets. More Agriculture Supply Chain Attacks on Tap.

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Seeds of Destruction: Cyber Risk Is Growing in Agriculture

The Security Ledger

In this episode of the podcast (#213): Molly Jahn of DARPA and University of Wisconsin joins us to talk about the growing cyber risk to the Food and Agriculture sector, as industry consolidation and precision agriculture combine to increase the chances of cyber disruption of food production. Market share for the largest four U.S.

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FBI warns of ransomware attacks targeting the food and agriculture sector

Security Affairs

FBI warns ransomware gangs are actively targeting organizations in the food and agriculture sector. Small farms, large producers, processors and manufacturers, and markets and restaurants are particularly exposed to ransomware attacks. ” reads the FBI’s PIN. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook.

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South African print market growth lagging behind African recovery

Info Source

Chris de Beer Chris de Beer, Africa Regional Manager at Infosource These are worrying times for the South African print and digitalisation market. Furthermore, the influx of lower-priced Asian brands into the market is also fuelling growth. These devices are primarily marketed in retail settings or for use in home offices.

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Empowering farmers across the digital divide in Malawi with OpenHarvest

IBM Big Data Hub

As a result, over 80% of the population is employed in agriculture, and their livelihood revolves around alternating rainy and dry seasons that dictate how the year’s planting, growing and harvesting will unfold. Though the economy relies on agriculture, farmers have limited access to affordable credit or competitive markets.

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Snatch ransomware gang claims the hack of the food giant Kraft Heinz

Security Affairs

In a statement shared with media [ 1 ] [ 2 ], [ 3 ] the company said that it investigating a cyberattack on a decommissioned marketing website. Snatch threat actors have targeted a wide range of critical infrastructure sectors including the Defense Industrial Base (DIB), Food and Agriculture, and Information Technology sectors.

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Mitigating the impact of climate change in insurance and other financial services  

IBM Big Data Hub

As a result, their market would shrink. Many financial services firms will have to re-evaluate a significant portfolio of investments across the stock market. Financial markets might reprice shares in some carbon-intensive sectors by favoring renewable energy over fossil fuels.