Title: (Optional) Identify cybersecurity vulnerabilities in animal slaughtering and processing facilities.
Course: Cybersecurity in Food and Agriculture > Section: Exploring Cybersecurity in Agricultural Processing

Identification should include facilities engaged in

- slaughtering animals
- preparing processed meats and meat byproducts
- rendering and/or refining animal fat, bones, and meat scraps
- cutting and packing meats.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What are the risks to animal slaughtering and processing facilities?
- What are the vulnerabilities of animal slaughtering and processing facilities?
- What are the assets affected?
- What are examples of meat byproducts?
- How is animal fat rendered?
- What types of facilities are used to slaughter and process livestock?
- What are the risks of a cyberattack on these facilities?
- How much oversight does, or should, the USDA have over thwarting a scare (e.g., bovine spongiform encephalopathy [BSE], commonly known as mad cow disease) to preclude a public reaction?