Title: Describe the practices necessary to mitigate cybersecurity threats.
Course: Cybersecurity in Food and Agriculture (18204-1) > Section: Understanding Security in Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources (AFNR)

Description should include

- strong passwords
- multi-factor authentication
- software updates
- regular employee training
- asset management
- firewalls
- computer security
- network security (e.g., role based, audit, access controls)
- contract agreements
- data security (e.g., encryption at rest, encryption in transit)
- data back up
- segregated networks
- log files analysis
- risk analysis
- incident response.

Teacher Resource:

National Security Agency Cybersecurity Information

Process/Skill Questions:

- Why is it important to build in an incident response plan?
- Why are firewalls important in mitigating cybersecurity threats?
- How does enabling multi-factor authentication assist with mitigating cybersecurity threats?