What Cybersecurity Leaders Must Learn from OT Practitioners in Underserved Critical Infrastructure

In this episode of Audience 1st Podcast,

Dani sits down with Kristin Demoranville, CEO of Anzen Sage and host of the Bites & Bytes podcast, to uncover the hidden vulnerabilities in one of the world’s most overlooked critical infrastructure sectors: food and agriculture.

From insider threats in peanut processing to cyber attacks that disrupt egg supply chains, Kristin breaks down why OT security in food systems isn’t just about uptime, it’s about human lives, brand trust, and national resilience.

She pulls no punches, sharing raw stories from the frontlines:

• Why cybersecurity leaders in food facilities are flying blind

• What happened when nobody spoke up at Boar’s Head

• How misinformation campaigns are now a cyber risk vector

• Why “brown cows make chocolate milk” isn’t just a joke—it’s a symptom of a dangerous knowledge gap

We also unpack:

• The behavioral blind spots holding back executive buy-in

• Why empathy, not just engineering, is the key to securing food systems

• What must change in the next 5 years to avoid preventable tragedies