An issue food processors won’t talk about openly is whether they’ve been the victim of a cyberattack. This is unfortunate for the industry as a whole—because the more the topic is discussed, the more processors can be made aware of cyberattack vectors and learn how to prevent future unintentional cyber incidents and malicious cyberattacks.
Unfortunately, most of the discussion that takes place revolves around high-visibility ransomware attacks on IT systems. However, underlying is something far more insidious, dangerous and pernicious—the cyberattack of process control systems without the food/beverage manufacturer’s knowledge.