Utilizing complex passwords and multifactor authentication are among the foundational tools Iowa’s farmers and agricultural businesses should implement to protect their operations from hackers and threat actors looking to cause havoc to their computer systems or extort money through ransomware demands.

Cybersecurity stakeholders met this fall at Iowa State University (ISU) in Ames to brainstorm solutions for the growing challenge of ag cybersecurity and protecting the food and agriculture industry.

The consensus was to continue sharing information and develop programming...