How well are farms prepared for a cyber attack? 1 of 1 5370537724001 Australia's agricultural sector is under-prepared for cyber attacks and must act now to better protect sensitive commercial data. An organisation focused on the long-term prosperity of producers has warned they must learn from the health sector, which became a cyber crime target after digitising patient records. AgriFutures Australia has released a report calling for industries to take urgent action. “In recent years there has been a rapid uptake of technology, and with this, an increased risk of digital attacks,” the report said. “Australia's agriculture, fisheries and forestry sectors are in a similar position to where the health system was five years ago, a slow but gradually increasing adoption of new technologies, with a largely unmanaged cyber security risk.”