Cybersecurity will continue to be a major headline the next few years. One immediately thinks of military, defense systems, or banking and financial data, but one official at the National Cyber Security Center says a major target is food. Experts were alarmed in the UK recently when a large refrigeration unit was targeted by hackers.
They turned up the temperature in the units, causing the food inside to thaw and become useless. Officials say that this is just one example that can include whole electrical grids, heating and cooling systems, water and dam operations. As one official put it, if they can turn up the temperature in a refrigerator, they can turn off electricity. This is the bottom line report.
Audio Reporting by Mark Oppold for Southeast AgNet.