Farmers told to pay more attention to their cybersecurity

guest · Dec 31, 2019

Farmers told to pay more attention to their cybersecurity
Attacks on Central Valley farm operations are increasing
December 31, 2019
https://www.dailydemocrat.com/2019/12/31/farmers-told-to-pay-more-attention-to-their-cybersecurity/

Cybersecurity attacks on Central Valley farming operations are increasing, according to specialists on the topic, resulting in the loss of hundreds of thousands of dollars to farming operations.

The increased loss of money comes as more farmers find themselves able to access the internet as rural availability expands and as growers and processors become more tech-wise, using cell phones and personal computers, for example, to control everything from irrigation to delivery of their products.
Experts said that provides more entry points for compromise and fraud — from cell phones to desktop computers in growers’ trucks and packinghouses.

Pehrson said the agriculture business may be particularly vulnerable at certain times of the year, especially when “farmers get big loans for harvest and they’re sitting there with a bunch of money in their bank account.”
He said partners with a compromised company can also fall prey to victimization, not knowing that emails coming from the company may be fraudulent, citing the example of a real estate company victimized in that way.
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