Government Security Experts Issue Farmers with New Advice
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Cybersecurity for Farmers is a comprehensive guide to best practices covering everything from spotting suspicious emails and phone calls to password management, device security and the importance of backing up.
The UK’s farms are increasingly run with the aid of technologies such as automated machinery, smart security cameras and back-office management and productivity software, the NCSC claimed.
National Farmers’ Union (NFU) deputy president, Stuart Roberts, warned that this makes the sector attractive to cyber-criminals.
“Cyber-attacks can be devastating for businesses and the individuals who are victims to fraudulent activity. It can affect agricultural businesses in a number of ways, including leaking of confidential data or financial losses,” he argued.
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11:04 AM December 22, 2020
The rising use of new farming technologies has made the industry a target for cyber attacks, said the National Cyber Security Centre
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The rising use of technology on farms has made the industry an increasing target for cyber attacks, warned the UK s cyber security agency.
The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has worked with the National Farmers Union (NFU) to issue its first online safety guidance specifically for the agricultural sector.
It said the increasing use of technologies such as GPS-guided tractors and harvesters, remote sensors and farm management software meant the sector needed to take more action to guard its online security, as statistics show rising reports of cyber attacks against the farming community.