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Food and Agriculture Sector

Critical Infrastructure Sectors

  • Chemical Sector
  • Commercial Facilities Sector
  • Communications Sector
  • Critical Manufacturing Sector
  • Dams Sector
  • Defense Industrial Base Sector
  • Emergency Services Sector
  • Energy Sector
  • Financial Services Sector
  • Food and Agriculture Sector
  • Government Services and Facilities Sector
  • Healthcare and Public Health Sector
  • Information Technology Sector
  • Nuclear Reactors, Materials, and Waste Sector
  • Transportation Systems Sector
  • Water and Wastewater Sector

Overview

The U.S. Food and Agriculture Sector is almost entirely privately owned and composed of an estimated 1.9 million farms, over 700,000 restaurants, and more than 220,000 registered facilities in food manufacturing, processing, and storage. Agriculture, food, and related industries represent 5.6% of U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) and 10.4% of U.S. employment. 

The Food and Agriculture Sector has critical dependencies with many sectors, including the following: 

  • Water and Wastewater Systems for clean irrigation and processed water 
  • Transportation Systems for movement of products and livestock 
  • Energy to power the equipment needed for agriculture production and food processing 
  • Chemical for fertilizers and pesticides used in the production of crops 
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Food and Agriculture Cybersecurity Fact Sheet

CISA has developed a Food and Agriculture Sector cybersecurity factsheet which provides voluntary steps, services, and resources at no cost to help mitigate against costly intrusions and malware. 

Access the factsheet here

Sector Resources and Working Groups

U.S. Department of Agriculture

USDA provides leadership on food, agriculture, natural resources, rural development, nutrition, and related issues based on public policy, the best available science, and effective management.

Food and Agriculture Working Group

View the agendas for the Food and Agriculture Sector working group meetings conducted under CIPAC from 2020 to present.

U.S. Food and Drug Administration

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is responsible for protecting the public health by ensuring the safety, efficacy, and security of human and veterinary drugs, biological products, medical devices, food supply, and more.

USDA, FDA, AND FBI Joint CSA Regarding Business Email Compromise Schemes Used to Steal Food

USDA, FDA, and FBI issue a joint Cybersecurity Advisory detailing recently observed incidents of criminal actors using business email compromise  to steal shipments of food products and ingredients valued at hundreds of thousands of dollars.

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Cyber Hygiene Services

Take advantage of CISA’s Cyber Hygiene services to significantly reduce risk, avoid surprises, sharpen your response, and broaden your security horizon. CISA's Cyber Hygiene services include vulnerability scanning and web application scanning. 

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Cybersecurity Performance Goals are a common set of protections that all critical infrastructure entities - from large to small - should implement to meaningfully reduce the likelihood and impact of known risks and adversary techniques.

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StopRansomware.gov is the U.S. Government's official one-stop location for resources to tackle ransomware more effectively.

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Voluntary Cyber Incident Reporting

This page is designed to help entities that may be considering voluntarily reporting cyber incidents understand “who” CISA recommends report an incident, “why and when” CISA recommends they report, as well as “what and how to report.” 

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