Patient and Hospital Data Security
In the healthcare industry, interconnected systems have created a bigger environment for data sharing and remote access as a result of the digital transformation. This new era of technology is helping medical personnel greatly however it also comes with its disadvantages. A cyber-attack may damage the reputation, and end up in money and data loss in addition to being harmful to patients’ health. Stolen medical data can be sold at higher prices than the stolen credit cards on the dark web.
%80The rate of stolen data being digital data
The main problems in the health sector are:
- IoT medical instrument vulnerabilities
- Ransomware
- Patient data protection
*Gemalto 2017