https://modernfarmer.com/2023/08/cyberattacks/ Farm. Food. Life. Tue, 30 Jul 2024 17:36:59 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.1 https://modernfarmer.com/2023/08/cyberattacks/#comment-68801 Mon, 06 Nov 2023 03:19:22 +0000 https://modernfarmer.com/?p=149914#comment-68801 Cybercriminals, unlike farmers, can be quite sluggish, so even a little bit of security can deter them from committing cybercrime in one place and moving on to another. That’s a shocking claim for someone from that background to make! It’s true that some cybercriminals take the easy way out, but that’s usually because they rely on automated tools to launch attacks and gain control over their victims. 

]]> https://modernfarmer.com/2023/08/cyberattacks/#comment-66564 Mon, 28 Aug 2023 12:00:48 +0000 https://modernfarmer.com/?p=149914#comment-66564 “Unlike farmers, cybercriminals can be quite lazy, so a small amount of protection can cause them to take their malicious activities elsewhere”
That’s a rather worrying statement by someone of that background to make! Some cyber criminals may be quite lazy, but only because they generally use automation to attack and subdue a target. A small amount of protection can be useful, but only if it’s kept updated regularly: one of the worst practices by industries that tend to buy black-box IT solutions is to not update their systems, and it’s then that the cyber criminals take control. If the farming industry is to effectively embrace computerisation then they need to be aware of the danger, and do IT properly!

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