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Pro-Russia hackers target critical infrastructure in North America and Europe

Security Affairs

Pro-Russia hacktivists have been targeting and compromising small-scale Operational Technology (OT) systems in North American and European Water and Wastewater Systems (WWS), Dams, Energy, and Food and Agriculture Sectors. ” concludes the advisory.

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At Nebraska Event, FBI Calls Out Cyber Threats To Agriculture

The Security Ledger

The FBI will host an event exploring agricultural cyber risks in Omaha, Nebraska amid growing concerns of cyber attacks on US agriculture as farms embrace precision agriculture. The post At Nebraska Event, FBI Calls Out Cyber Threats To Agriculture appeared first on The Security Ledger with Paul F.

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Ransomware attack on food giant Dole Food Company blocked North America production

Security Affairs

Dole Food Company is an Irish agricultural multinational corporation, it is one of the world’s largest producers of fruit and vegetables, operating with 38,500 full-time and seasonal employees who supply some 300 products in 75 countries. “Please bear with us as we navigate our way and hopefully we will minimize this event.

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Transforming sustainable agriculture: The Nature Conservancy Centre and IBM unite to reduce crop residue burning in North India

IBM Big Data Hub

CRM Connect, championed by TNC – The Nature Conservancy Centre (TNCC), India, offers valuable intelligence to farmers, agriculture sector leaders, and decision makers. Promoting sustainable agriculture in India In North India, not too far from the Himalayas, is Punjab.

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Episode 242: Hacking the Farm (and John Deere) with Sick Codes

The Security Ledger

That proud tradition continued at this year’s event, though the demonstration that got all the attention was bit more on the surreal side: a John Deere branded touch screen monitor playing a custom, farm-themed version of the classic Doom first person shooter game. Feel Good Ukraine Tractor Story Highlights Ag Cyber Risk.

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Protect 5G to Secure Sustainable Growth

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

In the event of a brownout or blackout, there will be less information latency if there is more data. Intelligent agriculture. Agriculture is essential to human survival; however, it is astonishing that two decades into the 21st century, agriculture is still reliant on physical labor to a significant degree.

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Mitigating the impact of climate change in insurance and other financial services  

IBM Big Data Hub

As the effects of climate change intensify, extreme weather events are becoming increasingly frequent and severe. The US experienced 25 extreme weather events in 2023, each causing losses of over USD 1 billion, with a total cost of USD 73.8 These climate events have a huge potential impact on financial institutions.