Detective Sergeant Brad Robertson presents his master’s thesis exploring one of the most urgent and under examined national security frontiers: cyber biosecurity and the vulnerability of the U.S. bioeconomy in an era where biology, artificial intelligence, and digital infrastructure are converging faster than our institutions can govern them.
From hackable pacemakers and insulin pumps to compromised biotech supply chains and genomic data theft by foreign adversaries, the threats are no longer theoretical—they’re operational. Using strategic forecasting and scenario-based analysis, this research maps cyber biosecurity risks across four levels: individual, domestic, state-sponsored, and even planetary, as biological research moves into orbit.
The thesis argues that the bioeconomy—underpinning food security, public health, and medical innovation—must be formally designated as critical infrastructure, backed by a national bio-risk management agency, mandatory audits, and dedicated strategic foresight capabilities.
Brad Robertson's thesis
Cyberbiosecurity Threat Forecasting to Highlight Vulnerabilities in the Bioeconomy
