FDA Food Defense & Mitigation Strategies
US FDA guidance on food defense under FSMA — mitigation strategies for intentional adulteration, increasingly intertwined with the cyber-physical security of processing lines.
Beverage production combines high-speed bottling, precise recipe and batching systems, and large distribution networks. Integrated SCADA, formula databases, and e-commerce channels expose it to ransomware, recipe theft, and disruption of filling and packaging lines.
Toolkits, portals and standards relevant to this sector.
US FDA guidance on food defense under FSMA — mitigation strategies for intentional adulteration, increasingly intertwined with the cyber-physical security of processing lines.
The European Union Agency for Cybersecurity’s annual analysis of the top cyber threats, threat actors and trends — essential context for operators across Europe.
Briefings, workshops and gatherings for this sector.

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Thought-leadership written for this sector.

Jun 10th, 2026 · 7 min read
Case StudiesA step-by-step teardown of a real food-sector attack

Aug 18th, 2026 · 1 min read
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Research and briefings covering this sector.

August 17, 2026
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May 28, 2025
Case StudyHow one CSAFI member detected, contained and recovered from a network intrusion without halting production.

February 24, 2025
ResearchHow tampering with data — not just product — is becoming a food-safety threat, and what controls detect it.

October 1, 2024
Annual ReportHow CSAFI members measure up on the controls that matter — aggregated, anonymised, and benchmarked.
How-to guidance and analysis for this sector.

September 22, 2025 · 4 min read
Best PracticesA tabletop exercise is the cheapest way to find the gaps in your plan — long before an attacker does.

May 20, 2025 · 6 min read
Technical Deep DiveThe single control that most often turns a catastrophe into an inconvenience.

March 17, 2025 · 9 min read
Technical Deep DiveThe controllers that run mixing, filling and packaging were never built for a hostile network.