Synthetic Biology Industry Practices and Opportunities for Biosecurity and Potential Roles for the U.S. Government
Synthetic biology companies are generally very well aware of cybersecurity threats, and often use secure computational resources for databases, software, and other key intellectual property. However, the interconnected nature of the industry ecosystem creates challenges as those resources need to be shared or integrated into the operations or products of other companies, sometimes as part of complex supply chains. Protection of data is even more challenging as the synthetic biology industry becomes increasingly international.
