The ag implement industry says a cyberattack at a business management software company last month will be a wake-up call for the sector and place even more emphasis on cybersecurity.  |  Getty Images

Implement dealers go manual after cyberattack

A shutdown at a business management software company locked dealerships out of their digital systems last month

Glacier FarmMedia – Some agricultural equipment dealers’ information management systems were up and running late last week after being out of commission for a week. Brian Osterndorff, chair of the board of the Canadian Equipment Dealers Association and president and chief executive officer of Robert’s Farm Equipment, a seven-store group in Ontario, said June 26 […] Read more

Tech firm CDK's software was taken offline last week after a cyberattack by the BlackSuit ransomware group. CDK is being asked to pay tens of millions of dollars by the hackers. Reuters reports that the company expects dealers to be offline until at least June 30. | Getty Images

Cyber attack frustrates equipment dealers

Dealers forced to use manual processes after software provider hacked

Glacier FarmMedia – A cyber attack on a major software provider has made providing parts and service difficult for some agriculture equipment dealers. “This is certainly completely disruptive to our equipment dealers that are using the CDK platform,” said John Schmeiser, president of the North American Equipment Dealers Association, Canada. Tech firm CDK’s software was […] Read more