New bill looks to shore up US food, agriculture sectors

A bipartisan duo of U.S. senators on Thursday introduced legislation to boost the digital defenses protecting the agriculture and food critical infrastructure sectors. The Farm and Food Cybersecurity Act from Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Tom Cotton (R-AR) would require the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct a study every two years on the cyber threats

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