NIST seeks public comments on genomic data cybersecurity

The National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence at the National Institute of Standards and Technology has published a draft internal report and is accepting public comments through April 3.

WHY IT MATTERS

Valuable to patients, healthcare providers and the government, genomic data has also enabled the rapid growth of the U.S. bioeconomy, according to the NCCoE announcement.

However, the characteristics of this high-value data raise privacy and risk management concerns – including for national security.

The NIST, MITRE and academic researchers …

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