Sometimes, all it takes is 30 minutes to learn the ins and outs of new food technologies and trends that are transforming the food and beverage industry. In this series, we dig into a food innovation topic and link you to content and resources so you can become a master on the topic in 30 minutes (or less!).
We’ve dug deep into the topic of cybersecurity. Here’s a roundup of the top original content published on the topic.
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada is Putting a Priority on Cyber Resilience in Agriculture and Food
Katherine MacDonald, Director General, Strategic Management, Information Systems Branch, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, encourages food businesses to put cyber security measures in place to prevent business disruptions.
Cybersecurity 101
A look at cybercrime and cybersecurity, and how they affect Canada’s food and beverage industry.
Explained: Malware
Malware, also known as malicious software or malicious applications, is software designed by cybercriminals to damage computer programs or systems, or to gain unauthorized access to a computer system and/or data.
50 Canadian FoodTech Resources – Canadian Centre for Cyber Security
The Canadian Centre for Cyber Security is Canada’s technical authority on cyber security, and is part of Canada’s National Cyber Security Strategy.
50 Canadian FoodTech Resources – Cyber Science Lab
The Cyber Science Lab in the School of Computer Science, University of Guelph is an international not-for-profit research lab focused on advancing knowledge and practice in cybersecurity, digital forensics, threat hunting and threat intelligence.
IN 30: Ransomware
Ransomware is a type of malware that locks a computer or network system and all of its data until a ransom is paid to unlock it.
Why CFIN is Creating Cybersecurity Content on YODL
As an industry where large amounts of data and technology are interconnected, food and beverage companies and grocery retailers have been vulnerable to cyber security threats and attacks.
Overtime
If you’ve got more than 30 minutes, these are for you:
Cybersecurity and the Food Industry - Ransomware 101
In part two of the series CFIN CEO Dana McCauley discusses ransomware with Dan Couillard of the Canadian Centre for Cybersecurity, and David Shipley of Beauceron.
Return to Sender
In part three of the series Tyson MacInnis, CFIN’s Regional Innovation Director for Atlantic Canada, sat down with David Shipley of Beauceron, and Vidya ShankarNarayan, CIO and Assistant Deputy Minister, Information Systems Branch, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, to discuss business email compromise and how companies can protect their email systems from cyber attacks.
