Cybercrime is so pervasive that new data breaches seem to scatter personal information across the internet every day. An attack can hit any organization at any time. Laboratories face a particular challenge as they balance security with collaboration. Should hackers breach a laboratory’s systems, the resulting data loss can have severe financial, legal, and reputational consequences. This guide provides an overview of the cybersecurity landscape and explains how a laboratory information management system (LIMS) can:
- Help close security gaps,
- Control access to data and systems more granularly,
- Protect laboratory data and reinforce data integrity, and
- Support cybersecurity incident response and recovery efforts.
