When your processing lines stop, food spoils, production halts, and livelihoods are at stake.
Your operations run on controllers inherited from people who retired years ago. Your cold chain depends on systems you can't fully see. Your supply chain has dependencies you don't control. And most cybersecurity consultants have never been on a farm floor or inside a processing plant at 4am.
The systems keeping your operations running are now your biggest vulnerability
Your operations depend on technology you can't always control
Processing lines controlled by PLCs that "just work"—until they don't. Cold chain monitoring across facilities you don't own. Automated irrigation systems responding to weather data you can't verify. Remote vendor access to critical equipment. Supply chain visibility that disappears when a system goes down.
This isn't hypothetical. JBS paid $11 million in ransom when processing plants went offline. Dole Fresh Vegetables shut down production for weeks. Smaller operations face similar disruptions—they just don't make headlines.
And regulatory pressure is only increasing
FDA FSMA requirements already put pressure on food safety systems. Cyber incidents are becoming part of recall investigations. Insurance companies are asking harder questions about operational technology security. Customer audits now include questions about cyber preparedness.
But most guidance is written for IT departments, not plant managers or farm operators. It doesn't account for the reality of 24/7 operations, thin margins, or systems that can't go offline for updates.
The systems keeping your operations running are now your biggest vulnerability
Your operations depend on technology you can't always control
Processing lines controlled by PLCs that "just work"—until they don't. Cold chain monitoring across facilities you don't own. Automated irrigation systems responding to weather data you can't verify. Remote vendor access to critical equipment. Supply chain visibility that disappears when a system goes down.
This isn't hypothetical. JBS paid $11 million in ransom when processing plants went offline. Dole Fresh Vegetables shut down production for weeks. Smaller operations face similar disruptions—they just don't make headlines.
And regulatory pressure is only increasing
FDA FSMA requirements already put pressure on food safety systems. Cyber incidents are becoming part of recall investigations. Insurance companies are asking harder questions about operational technology security. Customer audits now include questions about cyber preparedness.
But most guidance is written for IT departments, not plant managers or farm operators. It doesn't account for the reality of 24/7 operations, thin margins, or systems that can't go offline for updates.
This work is for operations that can't afford downtime
If you're a processing plant manager worried about aging control systems and vendor dependencies, a farm operator balancing automation benefits with technology risks, a food safety director knowing cyber incidents will eventually impact recalls, or an operations team stretched thin and unsure where to start—this is for you.
You don't need to be technical to understand that your operations depend on systems that could fail. You just need someone who can help you prepare for that reality without disrupting production.
Let's talk about protecting your operations and your business
Whether you need help understanding your cyber-physical risks, building continuity plans that work, or just need someone who speaks both food operations and technology—I'm here to help.
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