Cybersecurity in the Biological Sciences is a rising field that can raise eyebrows because many would not associate the two together, but because of technological advances a lot of fields are beginning to merge together in order to become more “modernized”.  

The mitigation strategies that I would implement to safeguard my lab are:

  • Physical Security 
    • Deterrent (ex: a sign that says “Authorized Personnel Only”) 
    • CCTV cameras 
    • Biometric/Keycard Access/Keypad entry 
  • Firewalls 
  • Honeypots 
    • A pool of fake data that hackers can access, but then notifies the security team about the breach. You can then see what the hackers were looking for in order to further fortify that information. 
  • Only allowing certain devices to access the information 
  • Categorizing the system 
    • NIST outlines certain plans for different tiers of data. 
  • Only give access to authorized users 
    • Smart Card access 
    • Role-Based Access Control