Farm-To-Table Ransomware Realities 2024
Food and Ag Sector 2024 Cyber Threat Report
The Food and Ag-ISAC releases its second industry report on ransomware trends with quarterly 2025 updates.
Check out the full report below, featuring collated 2024 analyses from last year's report and brand-new Q4 2024 reporting.
The Food and Ag-ISAC releases their newest report, the Food and Ag Sector Cyber Threat Report. This report uses the Predictive Adversary Scoring System (PASS) to highlight important threat actors in the food and ag industry and outlines the top tactics, techniques and procedures (TTPs) these actors use to enact their cyber attacks.
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WEBINARS & PODCASTS
Taking a deeper dive in addressing cyber vulnerabilities and threats to American agriculture
Executive Director, Scott Algeier, chatted with Suzanne Alexander of RFD-TV on threats to the ag sector, the motivation behind foreign governments, and what producers need to keep in mind.​
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Originally aired on November 4, 2024.
Alliance in Action: Industry Collaboration for
Safer Food and Agriculture with Scott Algeier
Executive Director, Scott Algeier, spoke with Bites & Bytes Podcast about the importance of collaboration within the food and agriculture industry for a better, safer cybersecurity landscape.
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Originally aired on March 21, 2024.
The Most Influential ICS/OT Security Trends
Now on-demand at the Food Processing website!
Learn why cyber criminals are targeting food and beverage companies, the current threat landscape, incident response trends, and more.
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Originally aired on April 4, 2023.
How Secure Is Your Food
Director Jonathan Braley spoke with Infosec's Cyber Work podcast about critical security challenges in the food, farming and production sectors, featuring insights on the evolution of cybersecurity, the role of ISACs, and real-world threats like ransomware and phishing.
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Originally aired on October 28, 2024.
Food and Agriculture ft. Jonathan Braley
In this episode of The Security Detail, Jonathan Braley, Director of the Food and Ag-ISAC, chats about cyber threats in the food and ag sector and explains the benefits provided by the ISAC to member companies.
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Originally aired on February 28th, 2024.
FEATURED ARTICLES
How agriculture and water systems are fighting AI pitfalls with AI
March 13, 2025
Feras Batarseh of Virginia Tech highlights the importance of the Food and Ag-ISAC's university partnership program, bringing together industry and academia in order to solve problems such as using AI to defend water and ag systems across the nation.
Food and ag continue to be a consistent target of cybersecurity attacks
February 20, 2025
Executive Director Scott Algeier goes on camera with RFD TV to discuss why agriculture is a target for cyber attacks, how the government can support the sector, and how to reshape cybersecurity.
Preventing Cyberattacks on Ag and Food Systems Aided by Voluntary Collaboration
November 5, 2024
This article touches on the Food and Ag Sector 2024 Cyber Threat Report and discusses its findings. Executive Director Scott Algeier speaks with Lancaster Farming about the importance of voluntary collaboration in the food and ag sector in relation to cybersecurity awareness and cyber threat prevention.
CISA hosts ‘Super Bowl’ of cyber exercises to prepare for attacks against food sector
April 18, 2024
The Food and Ag-ISAC was one of a host of organizations that participated in Cyber Storm, a virtual exercise hosted by CISA to simulate incident response across industry. This year's Cyber Storm focused on cyber incidents and emergency preparedness in the food and agriculture sector specifically.
Food Producers Band Together in Face of Cyber Threats
June 15, 2023
Information sharing is essential in the fight against cyber threats, especially when it comes to a critical infrastructure sector such as food and agriculture. As dangers increase, so too do the tools to mitigate those dangers. The Food and Ag-ISAC is one such tool, providing industry members with a dedicated platform to share details, track adversaries, and more.
Farm and Food Cybersecurity Act reintroduced to protect food supply chain from cyber threats
February 28, 2025
This article discusses new legislation introduced to help protect the food and agriculture sector from cyber attacks in an effort to keep the food supply chain safe. The Food and Ag-ISAC's Cyber Threat Report is cited in the article, highlighting the preferred tactics, techniques, and procedures of cyber criminals attacking the food and ag sector.
Here’s how many ransomware attacks impacted ag in 2024
February 11, 2025
This article highlights the 2024 Food and Ag-ISAC Ransomware Report, providing an overview of the analysis in the report and noting the slight increase in ransomware attacks against the food and ag sector.
How agriculture, water systems are fighting AI pitfalls with AI
October 20, 2024
Feras Batarseh of Virginia Tech speaks about his work with the Food and Ag-ISAC's University Partnership Program, specifically in the context of artificial intelligence and its impact on the food and ag industry.
Food and agriculture sector hit with more than 160 ransomware attacks last year
April 16th, 2024
This article pulls details from the Food and Ag-ISAC's inaugural 2023 Ransomware Report, which covers trends and findings for Ransomware incidents throughout the year. Food and Ag-ISAC Director Jonathan Braley discusses the report, what the data shows, and what expectations are for the year ahead.
The food and agriculture industry gets a new center to share cybersecurity information
May 24, 2023
Read about the opening of the Food and Agriculture-ISAC, the threats the organization seeks to mitigate in the industry, and the importance of having a stand-alone cyberthreat information-sharing organization serving the sector.
Re-Evaluating Our Cybersecurity Posture and Practices
January 17, 2023
Mandatory incident reporting is on its way. However, it should not be viewed as a replacement for voluntary industry action. Voluntary collaboration with industry peers will remain a core component of food and agriculture industry cyber risk management.