Cyberbiosecurity: A New Perspective on Protecting US Food and Agricultural System

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dc.contributor.authorDuncan, Susan E.en
dc.contributor.authorReinhard, Roberten
dc.contributor.authorWilliams, Robert C.en
dc.contributor.authorRamsey, A. Forden
dc.contributor.authorThomason, Wade E.en
dc.contributor.authorLee, Kihoen
dc.contributor.authorDudek, Nancyen
dc.contributor.authorMostaghimi, Saieden
dc.contributor.authorColbert, Edwarden
dc.contributor.authorMurch, Randall Stevenen
dc.contributor.departmentAgricultural and Applied Economicsen
dc.contributor.departmentAnimal and Poultry Sciencesen
dc.contributor.departmentBiological Systems Engineeringen
dc.contributor.departmentFood Science and Technologyen
dc.contributor.departmentHume Center for National Security and Technologyen
dc.contributor.departmentSchool of Public and International Affairsen
dc.contributor.departmentVirginia Agricultural Experiment Stationen
dc.coverage.countryUnited Statesen
dc.date.accessioned2019-10-21T13:55:10Zen
dc.date.available2019-10-21T13:55:10Zen
dc.date.issued2019-03-29en
dc.description.abstractOur 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 safetymanagement Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point systemconcept 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.en
dc.description.notesThe authors acknowledge the Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station, Blacksburg, VA for financial support for publishing this manuscript. The authors gratefully acknowledge Michael J. Stamper, Data Visualization Designer and lecturer at the University Libraries, Data Services at Virginia Tech, for his contributions to the figures.en
dc.description.sponsorshipVirginia Agricultural Experiment Station, Blacksburg, VAen
dc.description.versionPublished versionen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.3389/fbioe.2019.00063en
dc.identifier.issn2296-4185en
dc.identifier.other63en
dc.identifier.pmid30984752en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/95013en
dc.identifier.volume7en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherFrontiersen
dc.rightsCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 Internationalen
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/en
dc.subjectplanten
dc.subjectanimalen
dc.subjectfooden
dc.subjectcyber biosecurityen
dc.subjectbiosecurityen
dc.subjectcyber securityen
dc.subjectagricultureen
dc.subjectbio economyen
dc.titleCyberbiosecurity: A New Perspective on Protecting US Food and Agricultural Systemen
dc.title.serialFrontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnologyen
dc.typeArticle - Refereeden
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