Pandemic Spurs Cybersecurity Risks in Laboratories

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Precautions for security

PharmTech: What precautions need to be taken to protect lab data integrity and security during the pandemic?

Voelkner (LabVantage): As organizations deploy enterprise lab information management systems (LIMS) in their laboratories to digitize their operations, data integrity features and capabilities are vital in ensuring compliance. Documenting and protecting data maintained in online systems during the pandemic is a key solution to keeping the lab working and its data safe.

Grulke (LabVantage): Organizations also need to continue to elevate the importance and visibility of cybersecurity. Many organizations will deploy a comprehensive cybersecurity program that includes routine training of staff on common techniques, ongoing patching of systems to address known vulnerabilities, and the continued use of tools and frameworks to prevent, detect, and minimize cyber threats.

Curran (Dassault Systèmes): With many employees working remotely during the pandemic, biopharma organizations are under increased pressure to maintain the highest standards of data integrity, security, and quality. On the one hand, they are engaged in often multi-organizational,…

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