The dairy industry has entered a new risk era. Today’s operations are digitally connected and deeply intertwined into global supply chains. This makes them efficient and it also makes them attractive targets.
Today, cybercriminals, hacktivists, animal extremist groups, and nation-state actors are actively executing attacks. And the uncomfortable truth is this: most dairy operations are underprepared. The old saying was: it’s not if, it’s when. Today that saying is it’s not when, it’s again. Over and over is the new standard.
This is why the Balchem-sponsored podcast on protecting the dairy industry from cyber and biosecurity threats is a must-listen for producers, processors, cooperatives, and industry leaders.
This isn’t a jargon filled abstract session. This discussion will provide a straight-forward, experience-driven roadmap for how the dairy industry can detect threats early, harden operations, and respond decisively while under extreme pressure.
Presenter
Andrew Rose
Agricultural Advisor, Bio-Isac
Andrew is an agricultural futurist. He focuses on projects that benefit people whose parents haven't been born yet.
He is a sought-after founder/advisor/author/speaker for his technical expertise in planning/executing/measuring the impacts of complex and fluid projects with systems-level consequence (as well as his passion for mentoring).
Andrew keeps the lights on by helping elite companies with future facing projects on a contractual basis.
Andrew is deeply involved in the non-profit community, sitting on, or advising many non-profit boards and social impact organizations over the years. He has in the past served as the Chief Strategy Officer in Residence at the Emerging Technologies Centers, the Chair of the Advisory Council for the Maryland Cybersecurity Association and was an organizer for the TEDxBaltimore events.
Andrew helped found the GIVE Program, a leadership program in Maryland for rising professionals.