Zašto je kibernetička sigurnost glavna briga za prehrambene tvrtke u 2022

Imagine showing up for work at a food processing plant and finding out that you and all the other staff preparing to start the shift have been locked outside by a group of hackers. While this sounds like the dystopian fare of the show "Black Mirror," ovaj točan scenarijdogodio se prošlog listopada u tvornici jogurta Schreiber Foods u Richland Centeru, WI.

Iako ovi rizici nisu novi, kibernetička sigurnost postala je glavna tema u industriji hrane i pića prošle godine nakon niza digitalnih napada na američke tvrtke. Prerađivač mesa JBS isplatio je 11 milijuna otkupnine nakon svojih operacija u Sjevernoj Americi i zatvoren je hakom u svibnju 2021. Federalni istražni ured (FBI)obavijestobjavljeno u rujnu, upozorilo je prehrambene i poljoprivredne tvrtke da cyber kriminalci provode napade ransomwarea na tvrtke u tom sektoru.

"As the sector moves to adopt more smart technologies and Internet of Things (IoT) processes the attack surface increases," the FBI warned. "Larger businesses are targeted based on their perceived ability to pay higher ransom demands, while smaller entities may be seen as soft targets, particularly those in the earlier stages of digitizing their processes."

Početkom 2022. ova će pitanja vjerojatno ostati na umu operaterima pogona za preradu hrane i pića. 40 posto rukovoditelja u industriji proizvoda široke potrošnjenedavno anketiran od strane Deloitteakažu da njihove tvrtke planiraju značajna ulaganja u poboljšanje privatnosti podataka o potrošačima i kibernetičke sigurnosti u 2022. Još 45 posto rukovoditelja navelo je da će ove godine uložiti umjerena ulaganja u ta područja. Kako bismo pružili uvid u to kako industrija reagira na ove stalne prijetnje,Praškaste rasute tvariističe nekoliko velikih kibernetičkih incidenata koji su utjecali na tvrtke za proizvodnju hrane i pića 2021.

Molson Coors

Beverage manufacturer Molson Coors faced a "cybersecurity incident" in March 2021 that caused a "systems outage," according to dokumentpodneseno američkoj komisiji za vrijednosne papire i burze (SEC).

"We engaged leading forensic information technology firms and legal counsel to assist our investigation into the incident and we restored our systems after working to get the systems back up as quickly as possible," the company wrote in the filing. "Despite these actions, we experienced some delays and disruptions to our business, including brewery operations, production, and shipments. This incident caused us to not produce or ship as much as we would have in the first quarter of 2021."

U dokumentu se navodi da je Molson Coors potrošio 2 milijuna na konzultante i stručnjake, kao i na oporavak podataka, dok je odgovarao na napad.

Američka pekarska tvrtka

An unidentified "US bakery company" suffered an ransomware attack last July that interrupted its operations for one week as the firm could not access its server, files, or applications, the FBI detailed in its notice on cyberthreats in the food and agriculture space.

The agency said the hack was the result of "a result of Sodinokibi/REvil ransomware which was deployed through software used by an IT support managed service provider (MSP)."

Nisu dostupne informacije o tome kako je incident riješen. Kasnije u godini,Ministarstvo pravosuđa SAD-a optužilo je dvojicu ukrajinskih državljana za izvođenje ransomware napada Sodinokibi/REvilo tvrtkama i državnim subjektima u Teksasu 2019. Dužnosnici su uspjeli povratiti 6,1 milijun povezanih s navodnim isplatama otkupnine.

Schreiber Foods

A "cyber event" temporarily halted operations at all of Schreiber Foods' dairy processing plants and warehouses last October.

"We have a specialized response team that immediately jumped into action and began to resolve the matter," Andrew Tobisch, director of communications for the Green Bay, WI-based firm, rekaoABC News podružnica WBAY. Napad je zatvorio sustave koje je koristio Schreiber Foods za upravljanje svojim proizvodnim pogonima i skladištima.

Hakeri su navodno tražili otkupninu od 2,5 milijunaiz firme,Farmer u državi Wisconsin reported. The incident stopped production, shipments, and milk deliveries at its facilities for five days, a company spokesperson said to the publication. Bloomberg noted in a report that the attack on Schreiber Foods' operations također je pridonio nestašici krem ​​sira u cijeloj zemljido kraja 2021.