Increased Risk of Cyberattack as Rural Businesses Digitalise

Increased Risk of Cyberattack as Rural Businesses Digitalise
Australian wool is sorted on the show floor before sale in Sydney, Australia on August 3, 2005. Ian Waldie/Getty Images
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Increased digitalisation of the Australian agricultural sector is putting it at risk of major cyberattacks, warns the nation’s rural research body.

The warning comes following a crippling ransomware attack that effectively paralysed the world’s largest meat producer, JBS’s operations in Australia and the United States.

Daniel Y. Teng
Daniel Y. Teng
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Daniel Y. Teng is based in Brisbane, Australia. He focuses on national affairs, including federal politics and Australia-China relations. Got a tip? Contact him at [email protected].
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