Explain cybersecurity vulnerabilities and threats in animal systems related to health.

Explanation should include

• intentional and unintentional threats and vulnerabilities
• mechanisms for early detection of health incidents

• import (e.g., tracking invasive species)
• biosurveillance (i.e., nationally coordinated disease surveillance programs)
• infrastructure vulnerability.

Process/Skill Questions:

• What is the National Biosurveillance Integration Center (NBIC), and what is its role in protecting the nation’s food supply?
• How is biosurveillance used at the local, state, and federal level?