"Udderly Insecure: Researchers Spot Cow-Tracking Collar Flaws"

University of Bristol cyber-physical security researchers warn that smart farming devices can introduce digital security risks unless they are protected with encryption and other often overlooked security methods. One key takeaway from their paper "The Internet of Insecure Cows - A Security Analysis of Wireless Smart Devices Used for Dairy Farming" is that farmers have no way of knowing which agriculture technology products are secure by design or how effective their security controls may be. The researchers examined a brand of cow monitoring collars designed to send information about the health of the animals to a receiver, which feeds software monitoring tools. They reverse-engineered the system's wireless protocols, which rely on unencrypted data, thus enabling them to send fake data to receivers and monitor data shared by sensors. This article continues to discuss key findings and points from the study of wireless smart devices used for dairy farming. 

BankInfoSecurity reports "Udderly Insecure: Researchers Spot Cow-Tracking Collar Flaws"

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