Farm to Fork(ed): The Forces Fueling Food Chain Risk

Presented at BSidesLV 2023, Aug. 8, 2023, 3 p.m. (60 minutes)

Building on the prior session, Paul will lead a discussion on the broader risks from Farm to Factory, and from Factory to Fork. Independent of cyber disruptions, dangerous concentrations of market power in the hands of a small number of large corporations increase the brittleness of the food supply chain. Add to that the risks posed volatile weather patterns, regional conflicts and the fact that the food supply chain is one of the most dependent on other sectors such as: water, chemical, ground transportation, rail, cold chain and cold storage, and electricity. As the industry slow walks its response to growing cyber risk, cyber adversaries are increasing their forays, targeting key food supply chain players. Assuming that we all like to eat, we have our work cut out for us. Paul will be joined by Sick.Codes for this discussion.

Presenters:

  • Casey J. Ellis
  • Steve Kelly
    Steve is Chief Trust Officer at the Institute for Security and Technology (IST), a non-profit organization seeking to bridge gaps between technology and policy leaders to solve emerging security problems.
  • Paul F. Roberts
  • Sick.Codes

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