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Cybersecurity Association of Food Industry
Advancing Global Food Industry Cybersecurity to Fight Evolving Cyber Threats.
CSAFI is the global cybersecurity association advancing food industry cybersecurity through collaboration, threat intelligence, and sector-wide leadership. We help organizations across the food supply chain strengthen cyber resilience, reduce risk, and protect critical food infrastructure from evolving cyber threats.
Why CSAFI exists
A secure food supply is as vital as clean water and steady power — and today it is under attack.
CSAFI exists so that no food producer faces cyber threats alone. As a nonprofit coalition we unite industry, government and technology partners to defend every link of the chain — from farm gate to dinner table.
The scale of the threat
74%
Food and agriculture organizations reported experiencing a cybersecurity incident within the past year.
$50B+
Global losses linked to food industry cyberattacks since 2021.
3×
Increase in AI-driven cyberattacks targeting food manufacturing and critical food infrastructure.
$4.2M/hr
Average production downtime cost following a cybersecurity incident in food manufacturing operations.
Sources: CISA • Food & Agriculture Sector Coordinating Council • CSAFI Industry Research
This is already happening
In just a few years, the food industry went from “that won’t happen to us” to counting the losses in the headlines.
A plant goes dark.
A ransom gets paid.
A quarter of revenue is gone.
JBS Foods
Meat processing · May 2021
$11M
ransom paid after plants shut worldwide
Molson Coors
Beverages · Mar 2021
$140M
in shipments delayed when production froze
Schreiber Foods
Dairy · Oct 2021
$2.5M
ransom demand as plants went offline
KP Snacks
Snacks · Feb 2022
6 weeks
of supply disruption from Conti ransomware
Maple Leaf Foods
Meat & poultry · Nov 2022
Weeks
of outages across its operations
Dole
Fresh produce · Feb 2023
Halted
North American production for days
Sysco
Food distribution · May 2023
126K+
people’s data exposed in one breach
Drawn from public reporting of each incident. Figures are press-reported, not audited.
About CSAFI
The Cybersecurity Association for the Food Industry.
CSAFI is a nonprofit, mission-driven cybersecurity association advancing food industry cybersecurity across the global food ecosystem. We unite food manufacturers, agriculture leaders, government agencies, technology providers, researchers, and policymakers to strengthen cyber resilience through trusted intelligence, practical resources, industry collaboration, and operational guidance that helps protect the global food supply chain from evolving cyber threats.
Our mission
Strengthening Food Industry Cybersecurity Through Collaboration.
We bring together food manufacturers, agriculture, government, technology providers, and cybersecurity experts to share trusted intelligence, practical resources, and proven strategies that help strengthen cyber resilience and protect the global food supply chain from emerging cyber risks.
Our vision
A More Secure and Resilient Global Food Ecosystem.
We envision a future where every organization across the food supply chain has the knowledge, partnerships, and cybersecurity capabilities to operate with confidence, protect critical infrastructure, and keep the world's food systems safe, resilient, and trusted.
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What leaders say
Voices shaping food-industry cybersecurity
Perspectives from the leaders, builders and thinkers working to keep the world’s food supply secure.
CSAFI gave our security team the food-industry context we were missing. The threat briefings alone have changed how we prioritise every quarter.
Maria Alvarez
CISO, Northfield Foods
A ransomware scare on our packaging line could have shut us for a week. The CSAFI incident playbooks meant we contained it in hours, not days.
David Chen
VP Operations, Harvest Grain Co.
Being part of a coalition that actually understands cold-chain and OT risk — not just generic IT — is what keeps us at the table year after year.
Priya Nair
Head of Cyber Resilience, FreshRoute Logistics
The peer network is the real value. When something hits one of us, the whole membership knows within the hour. That early warning is priceless.
James O’Sullivan
IT Director, Emerald Dairy Group
CSAFI turned cybersecurity from a compliance checkbox into a boardroom conversation for us. Our leadership finally sees it as protecting the food supply.
Sofia Rossi
CEO, Mediterra Provisions
CSAFI gave our security team the food-industry context we were missing. The threat briefings alone have changed how we prioritise every quarter.
Maria Alvarez
CISO, Northfield Foods
A ransomware scare on our packaging line could have shut us for a week. The CSAFI incident playbooks meant we contained it in hours, not days.
David Chen
VP Operations, Harvest Grain Co.
Being part of a coalition that actually understands cold-chain and OT risk — not just generic IT — is what keeps us at the table year after year.
Priya Nair
Head of Cyber Resilience, FreshRoute Logistics
The peer network is the real value. When something hits one of us, the whole membership knows within the hour. That early warning is priceless.
James O’Sullivan
IT Director, Emerald Dairy Group
CSAFI turned cybersecurity from a compliance checkbox into a boardroom conversation for us. Our leadership finally sees it as protecting the food supply.
Sofia Rossi
CEO, Mediterra Provisions
CSAFI gave our security team the food-industry context we were missing. The threat briefings alone have changed how we prioritise every quarter.
Maria Alvarez
CISO, Northfield Foods
A ransomware scare on our packaging line could have shut us for a week. The CSAFI incident playbooks meant we contained it in hours, not days.
David Chen
VP Operations, Harvest Grain Co.
Being part of a coalition that actually understands cold-chain and OT risk — not just generic IT — is what keeps us at the table year after year.
Priya Nair
Head of Cyber Resilience, FreshRoute Logistics
The peer network is the real value. When something hits one of us, the whole membership knows within the hour. That early warning is priceless.
James O’Sullivan
IT Director, Emerald Dairy Group
CSAFI turned cybersecurity from a compliance checkbox into a boardroom conversation for us. Our leadership finally sees it as protecting the food supply.
Sofia Rossi
CEO, Mediterra Provisions
CSAFI gave our security team the food-industry context we were missing. The threat briefings alone have changed how we prioritise every quarter.
Maria Alvarez
CISO, Northfield Foods
A ransomware scare on our packaging line could have shut us for a week. The CSAFI incident playbooks meant we contained it in hours, not days.
David Chen
VP Operations, Harvest Grain Co.
Being part of a coalition that actually understands cold-chain and OT risk — not just generic IT — is what keeps us at the table year after year.
Priya Nair
Head of Cyber Resilience, FreshRoute Logistics
The peer network is the real value. When something hits one of us, the whole membership knows within the hour. That early warning is priceless.
James O’Sullivan
IT Director, Emerald Dairy Group
CSAFI turned cybersecurity from a compliance checkbox into a boardroom conversation for us. Our leadership finally sees it as protecting the food supply.
Sofia Rossi
CEO, Mediterra Provisions
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