Document Type

Conference Paper

Publication Date

2022

DOI

10.34190/iccws.17.1.67

Publication Title

Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Cyber Warfare and Security

Volume

17

Issue

1

Pages

532-535

Conference Name

17th International Conference on Cyber Warfare and Security, 17-18 March 2022, Albany, New York

Abstract

Novel and complex digital threats that are increasingly interwoven with means and products of biology that can affect society. Much work in Biocybersecurity/Cyberbiosecurity (BCS/CBS) discuss vulnerabilities, but few deeply address malicious actor varieties as attacks at this intersection are new. The path to those attacks remains mostly theoretical, presenting considerable difficulty to accomplish in practical scenarios. In terms of advanced persistent threats (APTs) this of course needs to change as biomanufacturing facilities are at risk, considering Covid-19 and other potential pandemics. Further attacks are not out of reach and thus we must start to imagine how BCS APTs may appear. This paper in progress aims to open discussion regarding the definition of the concept BCS/CBS APTs and their implications, as well as create call to action for increased attention.

Comments

© 2022 International Conference on Cyber Warfare and Security.

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) License.

Alternate title: "An Exploration on Advanced Persistent Threats in Biocybersecurity."

Original Publication Citation

Palmer, X.-L., Potter, L., & Karahan, S. (2022). An exploration on APTs in biocybersecurity and cyberbiosecurity. In D. R. P. Griffin, U. Tatar, & B. Yankson (Eds.), Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Cyber Warfare and Security (pp. 523-535). Academic Conferences International Limited. https://doi.org/10.34190/iccws.17.1.67

ORCID

0000-0002-1289-5302 (Palmer)

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