Cyberbiosecurity has become a critical priority for healthcare laboratories; ensuring the protection of sensitive assets while maintaining operational integrity, public trust, and biosafety/biosecurity. Strengthening cyber resilience in these environments is vital to preserving the confidentiality, integrity,

and availability of patient data, research outputs, and laboratory systems. In alignment with this imperative, the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD), a division of the National Health Laboratory Service

(NHLS) in Johannesburg, South Africa, hosted a two-day cyberbiosecurity training workshop on 15-16 May, 2025 .The workshop aimed to equip laboratory personnel with foundational knowledge and practical strategies in cybersecurity, cyber hygiene, and risk mitigation tailored for diagnostic laboratory settings and biocontainment environments.