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Cyberbiosecurity in the New Normal Reviewed: Governance First, Apocalypse Later

Fouad’s “Cyberbiosecurity in the New Normal” attempts to elevate the digitisation of biology into a matter of international security. She is right that biology is now deeply digital and that this creates new attack surfaces. Where the article overreaches is in treating these risks as exceptional, geopolitically novel, or strategically transformative in themselves. Most cyberbio risks today are not exotic or unprecedented; they are familiar engineering and governance failures appearing in a new domain. The danger is less hacked DNA than over-securitised data.

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Cyber, Digital, and Tech: Understanding the West Midlands Perspective

In the West Midlands, the definitions and boundaries of Cyber, Digital, and Tech are more than just academic semantics; they influence policy, investment decisions, and how the region positions itself on the national and global stage. While the rest of the UK and many parts of the world have moved towards recognising cyber as a distinct and critical sector, in the West Midlands, it still largely sits within the broader digital and technology categories.

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