The public comment period for Volumes A (Executive Summary) and C (Privacy) of NIST Special Publication (SP) 1800-43, Genomic Data Threat Modeling: An Implementation for Genomic Data Sequencing and Analysis is open through September 4, 2025.
The processing of genomic data poses significant cybersecurity and privacy challenges due to the sensitive and highly personal nature of genomic information. Unauthorized access, data breaches, or malicious tampering can disrupt business operations, compromise patient confidentiality, and undermine trust. To address these risks, this NIST publication series outlines a threat modeling approach that analyzes cybersecurity and privacy risks to system components and data transfers in representative genomic data workflows.
Note: Cybersecurity Threat Modeling for Genomic Data, previously released for public comment as NIST Cybersecurity White Paper (CSWP) 35, will be published as Volume B of this Special Publication later this year.
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We invite you to review this publication and submit your comments by September 4, 2025. Instructions for submitting comments can be found on the NCCoE project page.
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