Cybersecurity

Overview

Cybersecurity for Foodservice Distributors: A Critical Defense Against Modern Threats

In today’s increasingly digital foodservice industry, protecting sensitive information is more critical than ever. As foodservice distributors manage vast networks of suppliers, customers, and logistics, they become prime targets for cyber threats. This resource site provides guidance to help distributors safeguard their operations and customer data. Implementing a robust cybersecurity plan is not just an option—it’s necessary to defend against data breaches, ransomware, and other malicious attacks that can disrupt your business and damage trust. Stay informed, stay protected.

Webinars

IFDA is partnering with key players in the cybersecurity industry to provide crucial information to its members. The information shared in these webinars is vital and essential for foodservice distributors to consider.

IFDA Cybersecurity Webinar Series

IFDA members are vitally important to our society and are considered ‘critical infrastructure’ to the US Department of Homeland Security. This seminar series will provide guidance to simplify, prioritize, and improve IT security to mitigate risks. In this webinar, you will learn how to apply NIST and CIS security recommendations to your foodservice distribution business, and how to leverage them to achieve your security goals. 

In part two of our webinar series about cybersecurity planning and strategy, Scott Stevens will be sharing fundamentals for protecting your data and IT infrastructure as well as how to detect if your network has been breached or if you’ve experienced a cybersecurity incident. Scott will reference the NIST Cybersecurity Framework which provides recommendations for some of the basic things your company should be doing to minimize risk. This presentation is mostly non-technical and appropriate for C-Suite executives and IT leadership.