Our perception of security is often developed from our environment
and the media. We are all aware of the need for security but our
interest is heavily dependent upon how relevant the security issue or
threat is to us.
The biomedical research community operates in an environment where it often faces the usual threats to organisations such as theft and fire but has additional major concerns over
animal rights extremists and infiltrations. dd to these concerns over data security
and intellectual property rights threats, it is not surprising that the industry is concerned about security. This article discusses some of those concerns and uses a security survey to show the primary concerns of three research stakeholder groups.
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