Food Sustainability, Cyber-Biosecurity, Emerging Technologies, and Cybersecurity Risks in the Agriculture and Food Industries

Abstract

The United Nations forecasts that by 2050, the world's population will reach 9.8 billion and 11.2 billion in 2100. An ever-growing global population threatens food security, accompanied by an increasing food shortage and relentless cybersecurity attacks. Agriculture 4.0, smart farming, and precision farming are essential to provide the technological breakthroughs to increase agricultural production while simultaneously expanding cybersecurity risks in the agriculture and food industries. With a global cybersecurity talent shortage and increasing cyber-attacks on the agriculture and food industries, there is a dire need to address cybersecurity solutions for the agriculture and food industries. A developing area in agriculture is cyberbiosecurity, an integrated concept of biosecurity and cybersecurity underline the need to safeguard systems, humans, animals, and plants from biological mischiefs, such as bioterrorism, environmental terrorism, infections, plagues, and pandemics. This paper explores these complex dynamics through an exploration of current and emerging literature.

Innovation green technology in the age of cybersecurity: Balancing sustainability goals with security concerns

“…Parallel to the challenges in the energy sector, the agriculture and food industries face their own set of cybersecurity risks, exacerbated by the advent of Agriculture 4.0 and smart farming technologies. Nobles, Burrell, Waller, and Cusak (2022) delve into the concept of cyberbiosecurity, an integrated approach that addresses the cybersecurity threats inherent in the digital transformation of agriculture. This approach is pivotal in safeguarding the food supply chain from cyber-attacks while ensuring the sustainability of agricultural practices.…”

“…With the advent of Agriculture 4.0, the sector has seen significant technological advancements aimed at increasing food production and ensuring food security. However, these technologies also introduce new cybersecurity risks that could undermine sustainability efforts (Nobles, Burrell, Waller, & Cusak, 2022). Addressing these risks through cyberbiosecurity measures, which combine biosecurity and cybersecurity, is essential to protect the agriculture and food industries from cyberattacks while promoting sustainable food production.…”

Research on network intrusion detection based on SMOTEENN and improved CatBoost algorithm

“…The rapid development of the internet has been accompanied by numerous network intrusions. The current network intrusion phenomenon is becoming more and more serious, and accurate identification of network intrusion information is crucial to protect our data [1] .…”