This week, Shaye welcomes back Chris Sherman, CEO of Tech Support Farm, to discuss fall cybersecurity and fraud threats facing farms and ranches. Sherman highlights RFID tag swapping in cattle sales, emphasizing vigilance and real-time verification to prevent animals being sold at incorrect values.
He also warns that busy seasons increase bank fraud and vendor-payment scams, advising producers to verify payment changes and urgent requests by phone, watch for spoofed emails, and use simple email folder rules to flag fake invoices. If a bad link is clicked or money is sent, he recommends contacting a cybersecurity provider, reporting significant losses via the FBI’s IC3, and carrying cyber insurance.
He notes commercial accounts often have only 24 hours to dispute fraudulent transactions and suggests tools like Positive Pay, along with MFA/2FA, strong passwords, and paid domain email for better protection.
You can learn more about what Chris offers at https://techsupport.farm/.
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00:00 Risk Meets Cybersecurity
01:14 Meet Chris Sherman
02:37 Fall Threats Overview
04:03 RFID Tag Swapping
06:00 Busy Season Bank Fraud
08:22 If You Clicked Or Paid
12:27 Ponzi Schemes Due Diligence
14:15 Harvest Season Digital Hygiene
15:52 Passwords And Paid Email
16:25 Year End Vigilance Wrap Up
