Cyber Security for Agriculture & Farming — UK Farms, Agri-Contractors & Agri-Tech
UK farms increasingly run on ag-tech: smart tractors, IoT soil sensors, weather APIs, automated feeding, plus RPA / NFU portal access. The NFU has named cyber a growing issue for the sector — supplier invoice BEC + ransomware on farm-management software + smart-farm IoT security all in scope. We deliver rural-friendlier pricing and SOC for UK farm businesses.
24/7
Gridisys managed SOC for UK farms and agri-business — charity-rate equivalent
Top risk
NFU top-3 emerging business risks for agri — cyber security
Smart farm
IoT devices, GPS steering, automated irrigation — all increasingly exposed
Single tenant
M365 + farm software + RPA / Defra portals — single point of identity
Cybersecurity Consulting + 24/7 SOC Monitoring
Every Gridisys engagement is built on two pillars — strategic consulting to design the right controls, and managed SOC monitoring to keep them effective.
Cybersecurity Consulting
UK consulting engagements: risk assessment, security architecture, conditional access design, compliance (Cyber Essentials, UK GDPR, FCA PS21/3, NIS2), incident-response planning. Board-ready documentation, no jargon, no surprise invoices.
- Risk assessment + security architecture review
- Conditional access + Entra ID hardening design
- Cyber Essentials / UK GDPR / FCA / NIS2 compliance support
- Incident response planning + tabletop exercises
- Vendor + supply-chain security assessment
- Board / DPO reporting + evidence pack
Managed SOC Monitoring · 24/7
AI-augmented Security Operations Centre — continuous monitoring across Microsoft 365 / Entra ID, Defender, on-prem, and cloud. UK-based analysts, sub-hour triage on critical alerts. No long contract required.
- 24/7 SIEM monitoring — Microsoft 365, Entra ID, Defender, Azure, on-prem logs
- BEC + mailbox-compromise + OAuth grant abuse detection
- Suspicious sign-in + conditional access drift alerting
- Ransomware + lateral-movement detection from EDR + Defender
- Sub-hour triage on critical alerts, monthly ops report
- Optional + integrated with consulting engagements
Most engagements start with consulting (1-2 weeks), then SOC monitoring (ongoing ) keeps the controls effective.
Pricing tailored to your needs
Every engagement is scoped to your environment and requirements. Book a free consultation for a tailored quote — no obligation.
What we cover
Practical, board-ready consulting — no jargon, no surprise invoices.
Managed SOC for M365 / Entra
24/7 monitoring of farm manager / accountant / contractor mailboxes. Surfaces supplier invoice BEC patterns (seed / feed / fertiliser supplier 'bank change' emails) and OAuth grant abuse on ag-tech integrations (Trimble, John Deere Ops Center, Gatekeeper, Contour).
Ag-tech / smart-farm IoT security audit
Audit smart-farm systems — tractor telemetry, soil sensors, automated feeding/irrigation, weather APIs, hay/crop data, grain-store sensors. Document network architecture, identify flat-network IoT exposure to business IT, recommend segmentation + monitoring.
RPA / BPS / Defra portal protection
Rural Payments Agency gateway (BPS, future ELMS / SFI schemes), Defra portal access, CPH and livestock movement systems (eAML2 / BCMS) — these gateways authorise significant annual payments. We design access controls + MFA + restricted mailbox.
Supplier invoice BEC prevention
Farms run large regular supplier payments (fuel, feed, fertiliser, seed, contractor services). Fraudster compromise of supplier mailbox, then 'bank change' email to you = 5-6 figure loss. Callback verification workflow + finance mailbox monitoring implemented on farm office.
Farm management software + EPOS monitoring
Gatekeeper, Contour, Muddy Boots, John Deere Ops Center, plus farm-shop / cafe EPOS (Square / Lightspeed). We monitor admin access patterns, bulk-data exports, OAuth grants on integrated precision-agri APIs.
Ransomware resilience for agri-business
Ransomware halting farm-management software is a real risk (we've worked with firms where it halted operations during harvest). We design 4-6 hour backup restore architecture and offline contingency plans fit for harvest-critical windows.
How we work
Scoping (Week 1)
Confirm farm type (arable / livestock / mixed / agri-contractor), ag-tech and smart-farm systems in use, RPA / Defra portal access, current M365 / Entra or Google Workspace posture.
Deploy (Week 1-2)
Connect M365 / Entra to Gridisys SOC. Configure conditional access: MFA everywhere, restrict finance / RPA access to named farm-office staff.
Supplier BEC + ag-tech audit (Week 2-3)
Implement callback verification workflow for supplier bank changes. Audit smart-farm IoT architecture, document network segmentation plan.
Operate (ongoing)
24/7 monitoring + monthly farm-manager reporting + on-call for BEC / ransomware triage + harvest-preparedness readiness check.
Sectors we protect
Cybersecurity for UK farms with rural-friendly pricing
Free 30-minute consultation for farm business owners, agri-contractors and agri-tech leads. We assess supplier BEC exposure, smart-farm IoT risk, RPA gateway access and harvest-critical ransomware readiness.
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