Kristin Demoranville

Welcome back to the Bites and Bites podcast, where food, technology, and cybersecurity collide. I'm your host, Kristen Demiranville, and today we're talking about a topic that's both urgent and very unsettling, agroterrorism. Farms are being targeted by cyber criminals, radical activists and bad actors looking to disrupt food production.

Welcome back to the Bites and Bites podcast, where food, technology, and cybersecurity collide. I'm your host, Kristen Demiranville, and today we're talking about a topic that's both urgent and very unsettling, agroterrorism. Farms are being targeted by cyber criminals, radical activists and bad actors looking to disrupt food production.

While this is well known within agriculture, it's largely overlooked outside of it. Before we begin today, a quick listener advisory. In this episode, we will discuss uncomfortable topics, including terrorism. animal harm, radical activism, radical veganism, extreme groups, and cult-like behaviors. Listener discretion is advised. With that, let's jump into the conversation.

While this is well known within agriculture, it's largely overlooked outside of it. Before we begin today, a quick listener advisory. In this episode, we will discuss uncomfortable topics, including terrorism. animal harm, radical activism, radical veganism, extreme groups, and cult-like behaviors. Listener discretion is advised. With that, let's jump into the conversation.

Well, we have a very interesting episode today. It's a little bit off of the norm, I would say, for Bites and Bites. We're going to talk about agroterrorism. But before we do all that and define it so the listeners understand what it is and what it's not, I'm going to go around the room and introduce the experts I have. And I'm very excited because once again, we have Andrew Rose.

Well, we have a very interesting episode today. It's a little bit off of the norm, I would say, for Bites and Bites. We're going to talk about agroterrorism. But before we do all that and define it so the listeners understand what it is and what it's not, I'm going to go around the room and introduce the experts I have. And I'm very excited because once again, we have Andrew Rose.

Andrew, just quickly introduce yourself and then we'll go around the room.

Andrew, just quickly introduce yourself and then we'll go around the room.

Thank you all. And in tradition with Bites and Bites, we're going to go around the room and talk about our current food fixation and our favorite food memory to date. Hannah, I will start with you.

Thank you all. And in tradition with Bites and Bites, we're going to go around the room and talk about our current food fixation and our favorite food memory to date. Hannah, I will start with you.

And I'm sure every food safety listener just cringed as you said that.

And I'm sure every food safety listener just cringed as you said that.

I think everyone's had that moment though. Oh no, we still do. Yeah. And Andrew, last but not least.

I think everyone's had that moment though. Oh no, we still do. Yeah. And Andrew, last but not least.

That's amazing. And I love that you had centered around community as well, Andrew, because I know that's a big deal for you. So that's awesome. Great. This is all wonderful. But we're here to talk about agro-terrorism and people are probably like, what is that? Another terrorism? Great. If someone could define it, that'd be amazing.

That's amazing. And I love that you had centered around community as well, Andrew, because I know that's a big deal for you. So that's awesome. Great. This is all wonderful. But we're here to talk about agro-terrorism and people are probably like, what is that? Another terrorism? Great. If someone could define it, that'd be amazing.

maybe the original definition mike that you're reading was probably based on like during war times in a way so poisoning of horses if you're moving military or the livestock that fed on army or something like that maybe that's kind of an old set of definitions and i mean that is terrorism in itself right you're poisoning animals to harm people that are dealing with whatever's going on in a crisis situation maybe that's why that definition never really updated because it was still very military focused

maybe the original definition mike that you're reading was probably based on like during war times in a way so poisoning of horses if you're moving military or the livestock that fed on army or something like that maybe that's kind of an old set of definitions and i mean that is terrorism in itself right you're poisoning animals to harm people that are dealing with whatever's going on in a crisis situation maybe that's why that definition never really updated because it was still very military focused

Are there any challenges in detection? Because I would assume that some of these incidents would mimic some natural outbreaks potentially or making identification difficult at times. It may not be an obvious, this is a terrorist moment. This could be locusts or something. Just curious.

Are there any challenges in detection? Because I would assume that some of these incidents would mimic some natural outbreaks potentially or making identification difficult at times. It may not be an obvious, this is a terrorist moment. This could be locusts or something. Just curious.