Kristin Demoranville

But before we continue, I want to take a moment to thank you for tuning into the Bites and Bites podcast. This episode is packed with critical insights on agroterrorism, cybersecurity, and real threats facing agriculture. If you would like to learn more about these issues, I've included additional resources in the show notes. And while we're here, don't forget to like this episode.

But before we continue, I want to take a moment to thank you for tuning into the Bites and Bites podcast. This episode is packed with critical insights on agroterrorism, cybersecurity, and real threats facing agriculture. If you would like to learn more about these issues, I've included additional resources in the show notes. And while we're here, don't forget to like this episode.

If you're listening on YouTube or your favorite podcast platform, leave a comment and share your thoughts. And most importantly, help spread awareness by sharing this episode with your network. All right, let's jump back in. As you're talking, I'm thinking about supply chain disruptions and I'm thinking about all the different ways that happens.

If you're listening on YouTube or your favorite podcast platform, leave a comment and share your thoughts. And most importantly, help spread awareness by sharing this episode with your network. All right, let's jump back in. As you're talking, I'm thinking about supply chain disruptions and I'm thinking about all the different ways that happens.

And from my security mindset, ransomware is a disruptor. You know, malicious intent, whether it's inside or outside or threat is disruptive. Does cybersecurity incidents fit?

And from my security mindset, ransomware is a disruptor. You know, malicious intent, whether it's inside or outside or threat is disruptive. Does cybersecurity incidents fit?

Considering hacking is now a service as a service is terrifying. And the fact that they could just basically find a hacking gang on the dark web. And there you go. You start a relationship. We're off to the races with this. Literally, that is obviously the listeners can't see all my my faces, but I was making like 15 faces during that whole conversation because I get that a lot.

Considering hacking is now a service as a service is terrifying. And the fact that they could just basically find a hacking gang on the dark web. And there you go. You start a relationship. We're off to the races with this. Literally, that is obviously the listeners can't see all my my faces, but I was making like 15 faces during that whole conversation because I get that a lot.

It's it's knowing what I know about operational technology and cybersecurity and what I know about the food industry as a whole and agriculture at There are so many attack factors that need to be dealt with now. Like that is insane to me. And now we have to deal with the people problem on a different level.

It's it's knowing what I know about operational technology and cybersecurity and what I know about the food industry as a whole and agriculture at There are so many attack factors that need to be dealt with now. Like that is insane to me. And now we have to deal with the people problem on a different level.

Just people being really bad people because they whatever feelings they have or financial gain or nation state or any of that stuff. That is one more thing the farmer doesn't need or the producer doesn't need. They just want to raise their animals and farm and do their life. And that's it. That's all they want to do.

Just people being really bad people because they whatever feelings they have or financial gain or nation state or any of that stuff. That is one more thing the farmer doesn't need or the producer doesn't need. They just want to raise their animals and farm and do their life. And that's it. That's all they want to do.

And now they have to worry about all of this and all the new tech they bring in is a new issue and potentially going to be used against them or to spy on them. Farm tours, I'm sure you could speak to that, Hannah, how that's probably very problematic ultimately. And that was something I learned from Andrew as well, that farm tours are actually problematic.

And now they have to worry about all of this and all the new tech they bring in is a new issue and potentially going to be used against them or to spy on them. Farm tours, I'm sure you could speak to that, Hannah, how that's probably very problematic ultimately. And that was something I learned from Andrew as well, that farm tours are actually problematic.

They can be if they're not done right and people aren't watched because... Just like a risk assessment, you can go around and take pictures and understand how the systems work and use it against people.

They can be if they're not done right and people aren't watched because... Just like a risk assessment, you can go around and take pictures and understand how the systems work and use it against people.

Sounds like cult-like behavior, the way you describe it. That's incredible. What steps can they take to protect themselves from agroterrorism?

Sounds like cult-like behavior, the way you describe it. That's incredible. What steps can they take to protect themselves from agroterrorism?

Do you think, and this is for all of you, do you think that as a professional group of, we'll say, cybersecurity and any other groups that are surrounding the type of work that needs to help protect, do you think that we have the right knowledge sets to do this? Do you think that we have enough experience to do this? Because as we know, it's a critical infrastructure, right?

Do you think, and this is for all of you, do you think that as a professional group of, we'll say, cybersecurity and any other groups that are surrounding the type of work that needs to help protect, do you think that we have the right knowledge sets to do this? Do you think that we have enough experience to do this? Because as we know, it's a critical infrastructure, right?