Cyberbiosecurity: A New Perspective on Protecting U.S. Food and Agricultural System
Our national data and infrastructure security issues affecting the “bioeconomy” are evolving rapidly. Simultaneously, the conversation about cyber security of the U.S. food and agricultural system (cyber biosecurity) is incomplete and disjointed. The food and agricultural production sectors influenc...
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| author | Susan E. Duncan Susan E. Duncan Robert Reinhard Robert Reinhard Robert C. Williams Ford Ramsey Wade Thomason Kiho Lee Nancy Dudek Saied Mostaghimi Saied Mostaghimi Edward Colbert Randall Murch Randall Murch |
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| description | Our national data and infrastructure security issues affecting the “bioeconomy” are evolving rapidly. Simultaneously, the conversation about cyber security of the U.S. food and agricultural system (cyber biosecurity) is incomplete and disjointed. The food and agricultural production sectors influence over 20% of the nation's economy ($6.7T) and 15% of U.S. employment (43.3M jobs). The food and agricultural sectors are immensely diverse and they require advanced technologies and efficiencies that rely on computer technologies, big data, cloud-based data storage, and internet accessibility. There is a critical need to safeguard the cyber biosecurity of our bio economy, but currently protections are minimal and do not broadly exist across the food and agricultural system. Using the food safety management Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point system concept as an introductory point of reference, we identify important features in broad food and agricultural production and food systems: dairy, food animals, row crops, fruits and vegetables, and environmental resources (water). This analysis explores the relevant concepts of cyber biosecurity from food production to the end product user (such as the consumer) and considers the integration of diverse transportation, supplier, and retailer networks. We describe common challenges and unique barriers across these systems and recommend solutions to advance the role of cyber biosecurity in the food and agricultural sectors. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-360d42d94b1f495099c26e4095fd219b2022-12-21T22:54:57ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology2296-41852019-03-01710.3389/fbioe.2019.00063447748Cyberbiosecurity: A New Perspective on Protecting U.S. Food and Agricultural SystemSusan E. Duncan0Susan E. Duncan1Robert Reinhard2Robert Reinhard3Robert C. Williams4Ford Ramsey5Wade Thomason6Kiho Lee7Nancy Dudek8Saied Mostaghimi9Saied Mostaghimi10Edward Colbert11Randall Murch12Randall Murch13Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, United StatesDepartment of Food Science and Technology, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, United StatesDepartment of Food Science and Technology, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, United StatesTyson Foods, Chicago, IL, United StatesDepartment of Food Science and Technology, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, United StatesDepartment of Agricultural and Applied Economics, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, United StatesSchool of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, United StatesDepartment of Animal and Poultry Science, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, United StatesVirginia Agricultural Experiment Station, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, United StatesVirginia Agricultural Experiment Station, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, United StatesBiological Systems Engineering, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, United StatesHume Center for National Security and Technology, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, United StatesDepartment of Agricultural and Applied Economics, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, United StatesSchool of Public and International Affairs, Virginia Tech, Arlington, VA, United StatesOur national data and infrastructure security issues affecting the “bioeconomy” are evolving rapidly. Simultaneously, the conversation about cyber security of the U.S. food and agricultural system (cyber biosecurity) is incomplete and disjointed. The food and agricultural production sectors influence over 20% of the nation's economy ($6.7T) and 15% of U.S. employment (43.3M jobs). The food and agricultural sectors are immensely diverse and they require advanced technologies and efficiencies that rely on computer technologies, big data, cloud-based data storage, and internet accessibility. There is a critical need to safeguard the cyber biosecurity of our bio economy, but currently protections are minimal and do not broadly exist across the food and agricultural system. Using the food safety management Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point system concept as an introductory point of reference, we identify important features in broad food and agricultural production and food systems: dairy, food animals, row crops, fruits and vegetables, and environmental resources (water). This analysis explores the relevant concepts of cyber biosecurity from food production to the end product user (such as the consumer) and considers the integration of diverse transportation, supplier, and retailer networks. We describe common challenges and unique barriers across these systems and recommend solutions to advance the role of cyber biosecurity in the food and agricultural sectors.https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fbioe.2019.00063/fullplantanimalfoodcyber biosecuritybiosecuritycyber security |
| spellingShingle | Susan E. Duncan Susan E. Duncan Robert Reinhard Robert Reinhard Robert C. Williams Ford Ramsey Wade Thomason Kiho Lee Nancy Dudek Saied Mostaghimi Saied Mostaghimi Edward Colbert Randall Murch Randall Murch Cyberbiosecurity: A New Perspective on Protecting U.S. Food and Agricultural System Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology plant animal food cyber biosecurity biosecurity cyber security |
| title | Cyberbiosecurity: A New Perspective on Protecting U.S. Food and Agricultural System |
| title_full | Cyberbiosecurity: A New Perspective on Protecting U.S. Food and Agricultural System |
| title_fullStr | Cyberbiosecurity: A New Perspective on Protecting U.S. Food and Agricultural System |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cyberbiosecurity: A New Perspective on Protecting U.S. Food and Agricultural System |
| title_short | Cyberbiosecurity: A New Perspective on Protecting U.S. Food and Agricultural System |
| title_sort | cyberbiosecurity a new perspective on protecting u s food and agricultural system |
| topic | plant animal food cyber biosecurity biosecurity cyber security |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fbioe.2019.00063/full |
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