Appointment of Joyce Hunter to CyberAg's advisory board

CyberAg has announced the appointment of former USDA Acting CIO Joyce Hunter as Chair of its new advisory board. Ms Hunter will be leading strategy development for CyberAg's advisory services for the USDA, Farm Credit System and industry partners.

The organisation was formed in 2019 to advocate for increase cybersecurity investment in the US food supply chain, following on from a number of attacks that threatened the nation's agriculture, and continues to provide resources for US farmers.

Ms Hunter was previously appointed by President Barack Obama as the Deputy CIO, then Acting CIO of the USDA and has been named by Security Magazine as one of the most influential people in security in 2020. She brings three decades of experience to the role and also serves as executive director for the Institute for Critical Infrastructure Technology (ICIT), a nonprofit cybersecurity thinktank.

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"Agricultural cybersecurity is a rising concern as farmers adopt IoT technologies more rapidly," remarks Ms. Hunter. "We must consider the speed of execution of these initiatives, and CyberAg is positioned to provide the resources necessary to aid American farmers immediately."

CyberAg will be increasing its engagement with the USDA and industry to advance the development of its farmer-focused IT services platform, national compliance program and annual national conference on cybersecurity and agriculture.

For more information on CyberAg visit their website, HERE.

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