Explain how facilities engaged in the manufacture of food and feed for animals are vulnerable to cyberattack and security issues.

Explanation should include vulnerabilities in

• the manufacture of feed for livestock, dairy, poultry, and specialty animals
• the manufacture of grain and meat feed, supplements, concentrates, mixes, and other animal feed
• the manufacture of pet food
• how hackers could infiltrate supply chains to disrupt the transportation of supplies/goods to locations
• how hackers could manipulate programmable controllers and introduce harmful chemicals into the food supply or alter mineral balances in animal feedstuffs.

Process/Skill Questions:

• What are the risks to animal food and feed manufacturing facilities?
• What are the vulnerabilities of animal food and feed manufacturing facilities?
• What are the assets affected?
• What effect would a cyberattack have on facilities engaged in the manufacture of feeds for livestock, dairy, poultry, and specialty animals?
• What is the difference between an on-site feed mill and an off-site feed mill?
• What is the benefit of an on-site feed mill?
• What are the cyberattack risks to these facilities?