Makerere, UVRI join forces to enhance laboratory cyber biosecurity

In a groundbreaking move, researchers from Makerere University’s College of Veterinary Medicine, Animal Resources, and Biosecurity (COVAB) and Uganda Virus Research Institute (UVRI) have established Cyber Biosecurity Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to shield Ugandan laboratories handling high-risk biological materials from cyber threats.

“We set up Cyber Biosecurity SOPs to safeguard our laboratories from cyber attacks. Most laboratories have SOPs for safety, biosafety, and biosecurity, but they lack cybersecurity protocols, despite handling pathogens like anthrax, Ebola, and…