House Republican sounds the alarm on threats to food and agriculture sector
Rep. Brad Finstad, a Minnesota farmer, said the Agriculture Department lacks direction when it comes to protecting the U.S. food supply from hackers.
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The missed opportunities in White House’s critical infrastructure directive
The rewrite of PPD-21 is a good start, but still relies on Congress to get through the biggest hurdles, experts say.
Biden’s budget proposal seeks funding boost for cybersecurity
The president's budget is unlikely to be passed but offers insights on the administration's priorities ahead of this fall's election.
Bill seeks cyber protections for food and agriculture
The Farm and Food Cybersecurity Act aims to identify vulnerabilities in the sector through an annual exercise and regular threat assessments.
Only 3 agencies have hit deadline for cyber event logging standards, GAO finds
The Department of Agriculture, the National Science Foundation and the Small Business Administration are the only CFO Act agencies that met OMB’s August 2023 timeline for the…
Ransomware gang strikes Iowa agriculture business New Cooperative, the latest hack on food supply chain
The hack follows this summer's ransomware attack on meat supplier JBS.
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Meat chain JBS says US production is returning after ransomware attack
“Our systems are coming back online and we are not sparing any resources to fight this threat," JBS' U.S. CEO said.
Senate investigation finds agencies ‘unprepared’ to protect Americans’ data
Lessons from the 2015 OPM hack still haven’t been heeded, according to a Senate subcommittee.