
Dairy
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.
Events
Briefings, workshops and gatherings for this sector.


Dairy Plant Network Segmentation Masterclass
Leader insights
Thought-leadership written for this sector.
Reports
Research and briefings covering this sector.

November 13, 2025
Annual ReportThe State of Food Cybersecurity 2025
CSAFI’s flagship annual report on the threats, incidents and defensive trends shaping the food industry over the past year.

February 24, 2025
ResearchFood Fraud and Cyber-Enabled Adulteration
How tampering with data — not just product — is becoming a food-safety threat, and what controls detect it.

December 5, 2024
ResearchDairy Sector Threat Landscape 2025
A focused look at the cyber threats facing dairy processors and cooperatives, and the controls that matter most.

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

October 30, 2025 · 5 min read
Culture & LeadershipBuilding a security culture on the plant floor
Technology 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 & LeadershipWhy food and agriculture is critical infrastructure
An attack on a processor is not just a business problem — it is a public one.

June 11, 2025 · 8 min read
Regulation & ComplianceWhat NIS2 means for food manufacturers
Europe’s tightened cybersecurity rules reach further into the food industry than many realise.
Industry references
Toolkits, portals and standards relevant to this sector.
CISA — Food & Agriculture Sector Resources
The US Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency’s hub for the Food & Agriculture critical-infrastructure sector: advisories, toolkits and the sector risk-management agency guidance.
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.


