BioRAM Security User Guide

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Title

BioRAM Security User Guide

Topics

This article describes BioRAM, a tool to assist biorisk officers in the in the identification, the understanding, and the communication of biorisks present in a laboratory and how to mitigate those risks.

Date

2021

Conclusions

BioRAM determines risk based on if a biological facility is an attractive target for theft, which is determined by if it possesses biological material that would be useful as a weapon and the consequences on a population if they were subjected to the use of said weapon. The article includes an example assessment of Anthrax, and demonstrates each factor which accumulates to its high risk score.

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Citation

“BioRAM Security User Guide,” Collection of Biothreat Risk Assessments (COBRA), accessed January 23, 2025, https://cobrabiosecurity.org/items/show/523.