You have probably heard that a 3PL that distributes a large share of frozen food lost all its systems in a cyber-attack.  I don’t want to focus on the poor company – they have suffered enough. Instead, look at the downstream impacts:  many companies in the cold chain were impacted, and I suspect some goods didn’t make it to the freezer case in your local supermarket.  Now, multiply that cyber-attack many times, and what do you see…..a nationwide food emergency?  While we often think about unfriendly nations attacking our infrastructure (power grid, etc.), the reality is that the food supply is more vulnerable and impactful.  IMHO, this is a role for the government – and every bit as important as missile defense.