Open AccessCyberbiosecurity as the Foremost Biological Weapon to the Digital World
Author(s) -
Alex Mathew,
Hannah Alex
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
international research journal of innovations in engineering and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2581-3048
DOI - 10.47001/irjiet/2022.602013
Subject(s) - biosecurity , cyberspace , computer security , variety (cybernetics) , business , political science , internet privacy , computer science , the internet , world wide web , medicine , pathology , artificial intelligence
Cyberbiosecurity has emerged as a new field combining cybersecurity and biosecurity. The convergence of cybersecurity and biosecurity can potentially impact the digital operations of enterprises in a variety of industries, including agriculture, manufacturing, and healthcare. This systematic review summarizes and synthesizes research on the increasing importance of cyber-biosecurity threats and the importance of cyber-biosecurity measures in combating the misuse of cyberspace and bioscience technology. The author performed three distinct searches through ProQuest, Web of Science, and MEDLINE databases. The author used keywords to identify 15 articles that met the systematic review’s purpose. Analysis of the 15 articles revealed that the intersection of current advancements in biosciences with conventional cyberspace security risks has promoted the awareness and discovery of threats in the cyberbiosecurity field. The author concludes that cybersecurity is the foremost biological weapon to the digital world when challenged by new technologies and security threats. As a result, cyberbiosecurity measures must safeguard the bioeconomy and address the possibility for or actual misuse of critical information, materials, and systems at the convergence of biosciences and cyberspace. Stakeholders interested in cyberbiosecurity outcomes need to be competent in its implementation.