nwasm Group

As the Northwest Branch of the American Society for Microbiology continues to foster collaboration across Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and Montana, our labs are becoming more digitally integrated than ever. From high-throughput sequencing to shared cloud databases for clinical research, the digital "ecosystem" of a microbiology lab is vast. However, just as we implement rigorous biosafety protocols to prevent physical contamination,

we must also address the digital threats that target scientific data. In this context, Cyber Insurance has evolved from a corporate luxury to an essential safeguard for research continuity.