Biosecurity plans. Emergency or disaster plans. Succession plans. It seems like ranches today need a plan for everything—and that’s the prudent thing to do. Add one more plan to that list: how to keep the ranch running in case of a cybersecurity attack. While this may seem far-fetched, it’s really not as far out there as it may seem. A cyber-attack on a rural water supply, local electric cooperative, or food distribution system—even in another country—could impact beef operations here in the U.S.  For example, today’s logistics and agri-food distribution networks are owned by large international companies, so their interests...

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