Dairy processing depends on automated pasteurisation, filling, and refrigeration running around the clock. Connected batch controls and farm-to-plant telemetry mean a ransomware hit or a tampered process setpoint can spoil product, halt lines, and endanger food safety.
Toolkits, portals and standards relevant to this sector.
The US Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency’s hub for the Food & Agriculture critical-infrastructure sector: advisories, toolkits and the sector risk-management agency guidance.
US FDA guidance on food defense under FSMA — mitigation strategies for intentional adulteration, increasingly intertwined with the cyber-physical security of processing lines.
Briefings, workshops and gatherings for this sector.
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Thought-leadership written for this sector.
Jul 4th, 2026 · 10 min read
Culture & LeadershipProtecting Food When Temperature Depends on Technology
Aug 18th, 2026 · 1 min read
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Research and briefings covering this sector.
July 29, 2026
Annual ReportOur annual survey of 412 food manufacturers, processors and distributors across nine countries.
November 13, 2025
Annual ReportCSAFI’s flagship annual report on the threats, incidents and defensive trends shaping the food industry over the past year.
February 24, 2025
ResearchHow tampering with data — not just product — is becoming a food-safety threat, and what controls detect it.
December 5, 2024
ResearchA focused look at the cyber threats facing dairy processors and cooperatives, and the controls that matter most.
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.
October 30, 2025 · 5 min read
Culture & LeadershipTechnology alone will not protect a food producer. The people running the line have to be part of the defence.
February 10, 2025 · 5 min read
Culture & LeadershipAn attack on a processor is not just a business problem — it is a public one.
August 3, 2026 · 7 min read
Incident ResponseThe first ninety minutes, minute by minute, from three real incidents.
July 10, 2026 · 5 min read
ComplianceTemperature records are a food safety control. Treat them like one.
June 11, 2025 · 8 min read
Regulation & ComplianceEurope’s tightened cybersecurity rules reach further into the food industry than many realise.