Securing the Internet of Biological Things
Thom Dixon explores the emerging Internet of Biological Things (IoBT), examining security models for interfacing optoelectronic computers with biological substrates.
Summary
The Convergence of Computing and Biological Substrates
The Internet of Biological Things (IoBT) represents the merging of digital computing with living biological systems through optogenetic circuits, bioelectrochemical interfaces, and nanosensors.
Challenging Classical Information Security Assumptions
Thom Dixon analyzes how interfacing digital microcontrollers with biological cells disrupts foundational infosec paradigms like confidentiality, integrity, and non-repudiation.
Threat Modeling Biological Communication Channels
The author explores potential attack vectors—including DNA data injection, cellular pathway jamming, and biosensor telemetry spoofing.
A Cyberbiosecurity Governance Framework
Dixon proposes an interdisciplinary governance roadmap for biologists and cybersecurity researchers to establish fail-safe architectures for bio-digital systems.
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