"Cybersecurity of Genomic Data: NIST IR 8432"
"Cybersecurity of Genomic Data: NIST IR 8432"
The National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) has released NIST Internal Report (IR) 8432, "Cybersecurity of Genomic Data," which delves into current genomic data security practices, challenges, and proposed solutions identified by genomic data stakeholders from industry, government, and academia. The growth of the US bioeconomy has been fueled by genomic data, including DNA sequences, variants, and gene activity. The value of this information has sparked cybersecurity and privacy concerns.