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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. Only use secure networks and avoid using public Wi-Fi networks.

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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

For other financial services firms outside of the insurance sector, property accepted as loan security might face climate-related risks as well. 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.

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Crystal Valley hit by ransomware attack, it is the second farming cooperative shut down in a week

Security Affairs

Minnesota-based farming supply cooperative Crystal Valley was hit by a ransomware attack, it is the second attack against the agriculture business in a few days. Due to this computer breach, all systems of the Mankato-based cooperative have been shut down until they can be restored safely and securely,” the company said.

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RFID Market – Global Forecast to 2023

RFID Global Solution, Inc.

Driven by lower prices of radio-frequency identification (RFID) tags, and increasing penetration of RFID technology in various industries, the RFID market is likely to witness high growth in coming years. The RFID market was valued at USD 16.95 The report also provides a detailed overview of the value chain of the RFID market.