Title: Identify cybersecurity vulnerabilities in natural resources and environmental systems.
Course: Cybersecurity in Food and Agriculture > Section: Exploring Cybersecurity Vulnerabilities in AFNR

Identification should include software management systems used in the natural resources sectors (e.g., geographical information systems [GIS] data, light detection and ranging [LiDAR], remote sensing, i-Tree) as well as environmental monitoring systems, and climate modeling tools.

Additional considerations include

- offshore oil and gas infrastructure cybersecurity risks
  - threat actors
  - vulnerabilities
  - potential impacts
- unauthorized access, data manipulation, and/or shutdown of critical environmental systems (e.g., water treatment plants, refineries, manufacturing, chemical production plants)
- marine systems (e.g., tanker accidents resulting in the release of crude oil)
- water, wastewater, and electric utilities
- transportation.

Process/Skill Questions:

- Which critical sectors could be affected by a natural resources system breach?
- What computer systems are used in natural resources management?
- What are the cybersecurity risks for environmental monitoring systems?
- How might bad actors interfere with computer systems in natural resources?