Tag: cybersecurity

ZAG Technical Services (ZAG), an award-winning IT consulting firm, managed services, and IT security provider specializing in agribusiness, is reminding companies to make a plan to check their tech in light of the recent news of ransomware attacks on industry-leading ag companies.

The produce giant Dole plc fell victim to a ransomware attack earlier this month, reports CNN, leading to a shortage of some of its salad kits in certain markets.

It’s one area where “It can’t happen to me” is definitely wishful thinking. Cybercrime.

At any point in the supply chain – from farm to table – agribusinesses are at risk of becoming a target and impacting customers, buyers, and other vendors.

The cybersecurity threat to agriculture companies is so pervasive that no one is immune.

ProduceSupply.Org (PSO), a consortium of North America’s leading produce suppliers working together on technology initiatives in fresh produce, announced today it has released the first revision of the PSO Cybersecurity Best Practices for Produce Suppliers to provide produce companies with a framework to defend and protect themselves from cyberattack.

As many businesses across the produce industry have learned, cyber insurance premiums are soaring, with some estimates of increases of 50% or more, according to infosec experts and vendors.

A zero-trust system, as well as other mitigation measures, can also lower cyber-insurance premiums.

There are many ways to prevent cybercrime—including tools, resources, best practices, and policies—that will help mitigate risks, experts point out.

Though cybercrime isn’t always in the news, it’s a significant problem and getting worse.