Kristin Demoranville

So I'm kind of like a party of one, you know, a lot. Yeah. Which is okay. And you know what? I'm hopeful that people will join the party because we do have a lot of fun over here for food and ag. As we're wrapping up this conversation, because wow, I feel like I've learned a lot, which I really appreciate greatly.

Is there anything that you want to discuss about some of the future trends that are coming up? The things that are going to, we need to keep on our radar, not only as cybersecurity professionals, but any of the food people that are listening and beyond.

Is there anything that you want to discuss about some of the future trends that are coming up? The things that are going to, we need to keep on our radar, not only as cybersecurity professionals, but any of the food people that are listening and beyond.

Based on the FBI, right? I've sat in some food defense meetings talking with the FBI, and they always keep saying, get to know your field office.

Based on the FBI, right? I've sat in some food defense meetings talking with the FBI, and they always keep saying, get to know your field office.

I think also having agro tech in general be built with security in mind, as well as really super important. So any product security people that are on here, hello, can you do that for us? That'd be great, because it would just get that little bit more of okay, we're somewhat protective. And now we just have to do everything else around it.

I think also having agro tech in general be built with security in mind, as well as really super important. So any product security people that are on here, hello, can you do that for us? That'd be great, because it would just get that little bit more of okay, we're somewhat protective. And now we just have to do everything else around it.

That would be a lot more assuring, I'm sure to a farmer than just going down to like the local farm store and buying, you know, a drone that doesn't necessarily, you know, connects and everything, it could cause a problem or something like that is a bad example. But I really think that we need to have better product security inside of this, the farm tech.

That would be a lot more assuring, I'm sure to a farmer than just going down to like the local farm store and buying, you know, a drone that doesn't necessarily, you know, connects and everything, it could cause a problem or something like that is a bad example. But I really think that we need to have better product security inside of this, the farm tech.

That's great advice too. As we're wrapping up for a final here, any last words before we go to the listeners?

That's great advice too. As we're wrapping up for a final here, any last words before we go to the listeners?

I really wish that people would share more. And this is why I always say that cybersecurity in a lot of ways is about mitigating shame. It's not just about risk, it's shame. Because people feel a sense of shame when they get hacked. They feel a sense of shame when they haven't done enough or they have to report it. They have to suck in, oh, I did something wrong.

I really wish that people would share more. And this is why I always say that cybersecurity in a lot of ways is about mitigating shame. It's not just about risk, it's shame. Because people feel a sense of shame when they get hacked. They feel a sense of shame when they haven't done enough or they have to report it. They have to suck in, oh, I did something wrong.

I don't think people realize how much we don't look at it like that. We're like, OK, what happened? All facts. Okay, good. Now let's deal with it. Or this is the things we could do to prevent that feeling in the first place.

I don't think people realize how much we don't look at it like that. We're like, OK, what happened? All facts. Okay, good. Now let's deal with it. Or this is the things we could do to prevent that feeling in the first place.

And I really wish that people would deal with the shame up front and know that they just have to deal with everything that's going on to avoid the icky, oh God, we might've killed somebody because we poisoned our food or something else really bad happened or people just died.

And I really wish that people would deal with the shame up front and know that they just have to deal with everything that's going on to avoid the icky, oh God, we might've killed somebody because we poisoned our food or something else really bad happened or people just died.

Yeah, let's not, we need to stop that too because that's, you know, scapegoating isn't going to help in the long run. Just makes your company look like a bunch of jerks. That's frustrating. And then here we go back to the simple aspects of farming. Again, they now have to worry about cybersecurity. It's kind of a bunch of crap, right? Because this is frustrating. They just want to grow plants.

Yeah, let's not, we need to stop that too because that's, you know, scapegoating isn't going to help in the long run. Just makes your company look like a bunch of jerks. That's frustrating. And then here we go back to the simple aspects of farming. Again, they now have to worry about cybersecurity. It's kind of a bunch of crap, right? Because this is frustrating. They just want to grow plants.

Like this is what their family's been doing forever or whatever they've chosen the career to do it. And now here we are overloading them. So the idea is to make it easier for them instead of fighting with it. Yes, you have to report when things happen. Yes, you need to reach out to your peers. Yes, you need to talk to people. You all talk to each other anyways. Keep talking to each other.