WSU RESEARCHERS CALL FOR NATIONAL CONSORTIUM TO BATTLE AGRICULTURE CYBERTHREATS

PULLMAN, Wash., Oct. 8 -- Washington State University issued the following news release:

PULLMAN, Wash. - The threat of cyberattacks against American agriculture and food systems is growing, and Washington State University researchers are helping to lead a call for a national consortium of land-grant universities to study and combat the threat.

The recommendation from researchers across the country, published in Nature Food , follows three regionally coordinated workshops and follow-up sessions involving more than 150 stakeholders and participants. The co-authors - including four WSU researchers - urged the creation of a national, geographically distributed Agriculture Cybersecurity Consortium (ACC) based on strong partnerships with farms...