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Nov 12

Agriculture Cybersecurity Workshop and Seminar

Wednesday, November 12

This workshop and seminar covering agriculture cybersecurity will be held on Wednesday, November 12, from 12:00-8:00 p.m. at McCrory Gardens Education and Visitor Center (631 22nd Ave., Brookings, SD 57006).

Location
McCrory Gardens
631 22nd Ave
Brookings, SD 57007

Contact
Alexander "Sandy" Smart, Professor and SDSU Extension Interim Director

This workshop will highlight results from three collaborative research projects between South Dakota State University and Dakota State University. The workshop is open to faculty, graduate students and undergraduate students interested in learning more about agriculture cybersecurity as it relates to the implementation of precision agriculture.

Learn how data is secured as it is transferred from monitoring instruments to the cloud and how AI is used to detect crop anomalies for precision management. Andrew Rose, an advisor of BIO-ISAC, will present industry examples of agriculture cybersecurity issues and solutions to prevent data theft and ransom payments. 

Agenda

  • 12:00 p.m. - Welcome and Luncheon
  • 1:00 p.m. - Research Reports from SDSU-DSU Ag Cybersecurity Team
  • 3:00 p.m. - Break
  • 3:30 p.m. - Ag Cybersecurity Workshop, led by Andrew Rose, BIO-ISAC
  • 5:00 p.m. - Mixer and Networking (light dinner with refreshments)
  • 7:00 p.m. - Public Seminar on Ag Cybersecurity, by Andrew Rose, BIO-ISAC

Registration

The cost to attend the workshop is $50. The public seminar, which begins at 7:00 p.m., is free to attend. Registration is required and can be completed using the form below. 

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