20 Story Idea? Email Paul.Nolan@Farms.com Better Farming | November 2024 CYBER SECURITY ON YOUR FARM Remember when “hacking” was simply a way of cutting through the brush on your woodlot? Today, it is a cutting-edge method of infiltrating computer systems without permission. Though it is not always done with malice, the incidence of hacking as part of cyber-attacks in many industries, including agriculture, is on the rise. These attacks aim to ”steal, expose, alter, disable, or destroy data, applications, or other assets through unauthorized access to a network, computer system or digital device.” For the ag sector, the impact on farmers, retailers, and consumers is a growing concern. HOW TO HALT THE HACKING CYBER ATTACKS TAKE A BYTE OUT OF AG BY GEOFF GEDDES Mary Loggan photo
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