More than one AHD contributor has shared the importance of IT security. Whether in a practice, on the farm or at home, it is a necessity. Bryant Gill, assistant farm director at Wisconsin Farm Report Radio, recently interviewed Mark Eich with the accounting firm Clifton Larson Allen. they spoke about the increasing need for effective cyber protection. The nine-minute interview gives basic refreshers that make good conversation starters.
Source: Farm Report with Pam Jahnke, January 13, 2016.
What they’re looking for from ag people is access to their business phones and the ability to disrupt their business for a ransom. Two types of theft I see are hijacking their online banking and the second would be the ransomware concept.
INSIGHTS: Eich offers no-nonsense security tips you can share when calling on customers on their farms.
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