Legal challenges in ensuring the cybersecurity of genetic data in the Russian Federation

Abstract

The article explores problematic issues of legal regulation of genetic data cybersecurity. The author points out gaps in the legal framework regulating the requirements for collection, storage, processing and transfer of genetic data as a special type of personal data. The author investigates the aspects of insufficient protection of genetic information and the main reasons and sources of threats for private and public interests. The author proposed ways to improve the legislation in order to counteract cyber risks in conditions of a significant growth of genetic data in the Internet space, in particular, to approve mandatory security requirements when dealing with genetic information, to increase responsibility for violation of legislation in the field of personal data, to limit the range of persons having access to genetic databases and other mechanisms of legal regulation.