# Biosecurity **Entity class:** Security and public-health domain ## Definition **Biosecurity** protects populations, agriculture, laboratories, supply chains, and institutions against biological risks arising from natural outbreaks, accidents, deliberate misuse, or technological change. It joins public health, intelligence, biotechnology, emergency management, and national security. ## Relevance to this collection It connects [[wiki/Public Health|Public Health]], [[wiki/Defense Threat Reduction Agency|Defense Threat Reduction Agency]], [[wiki/Weapon of Mass Destruction|WMD]], [[wiki/Jason Matheny|Jason Matheny]], and [[wiki/Dual-Use Technology|Dual-Use Technology]]. ## Relationships - **master collection:** [[collections/Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and the Intelligence Environment|Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and the Intelligence Environment]]. - **intellectual neighborhood:** [[wiki/Intellectual Neighborhood of the Counterterrorism Collection|Intellectual Neighborhood of the Counterterrorism Collection]]. ## Sources / Provenance - [White House, *National Biodefense Strategy and Implementation Plan*, October 18, 2022](https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/National-Biodefense-Strategy-and-Implementation-Plan-Final.pdf). **As of:** 2026-09-23