Tag: cybersecurity

Summer is upon us and with it comes vacation travel and an increase in time spent on public networks.

Remote work has grown in popularity and is being celebrated with its own holiday on June 29. To mark the occasion, ZAG Technical Services, an award-winning strategic IT consulting firm and the leading IT security provider in agribusiness is sharing top tips for increasing tech security for remote workers.

ZAG Technical Services (ZAG), an award-winning IT consulting firm, managed services, and IT security provider specializing in the Ag and Food & Beverage industries, will be speaking on an expert panel about Cybersecurity – Before and After an Incident, at the Canadian Produce Marketing Association tradeshow in Toronto, Canada on April 25 – 27.

ZAG Technical Services (ZAG), an award-winning IT consulting firm, managed services, and IT security provider specializing in agribusiness, is reminding companies to make a plan to check their tech in light of the recent news of ransomware attacks on industry-leading ag companies.

The produce giant Dole plc fell victim to a ransomware attack earlier this month, reports CNN, leading to a shortage of some of its salad kits in certain markets.

It’s one area where “It can’t happen to me” is definitely wishful thinking. Cybercrime.

At any point in the supply chain – from farm to table – agribusinesses are at risk of becoming a target and impacting customers, buyers, and other vendors.

The cybersecurity threat to agriculture companies is so pervasive that no one is immune.

ProduceSupply.Org (PSO), a consortium of North America’s leading produce suppliers working together on technology initiatives in fresh produce, announced today it has released the first revision of the PSO Cybersecurity Best Practices for Produce Suppliers to provide produce companies with a framework to defend and protect themselves from cyberattack.

As many businesses across the produce industry have learned, cyber insurance premiums are soaring, with some estimates of increases of 50% or more, according to infosec experts and vendors.