Vincent Xu discusses the global dissemination of COVID-19 vaccines, perhaps the biggest and most consequential product launch in modern history. Challenges have arisen from brand new ultra-cold refrigeration equipment requirements, far-reaching nation-state malicious cyberattacks, and crucial weak links discovered in logistic processes. The challenge that the worldwide health sciences sector faces requires an agile coordination amongst law enforcement, threat intelligence, pharmaceutical firms, and logistics providers.
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Cybersecurity in the Pharmaceutical Industry
Allessandra Quevedo discusses the heightened levels of risk exposure spanning across the entire technological infrastructure connected to the pharmaceutical industry, from research and manufacturing, and from distribution and hospitals. Companies in the pharmaceutical industry contain increasingly growing (and massive) bodies of sensitive data, including proprietary information related to products as well as consumer healthcare information. Therefore, it is imperative that companies adapt systems and processes to making sure their proprietary and sensitive data remains secure and accessible from emerging cybersecurity threats.
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