Cyber Threats in the Healthcare Sector and Countermeasures

Ahmed, Muhammad Mashhood; Maglaras, Leandros; Ferrag, Mohamed Amine

Abstract

Healthcare is one of the most targeted industries by cybercriminals. The healthcare sector is far behind in cybersecurity as compared to other organizations. The vulnerabilities in the system open the door for cybercriminals to exploit it and get unauthorized access into the system or network to do a malicious activity. Healthcare should have to take cyber threats seriously and follow a security framework that detects and mitigates cyber threats. This chapter presents all cyber threat actors that exist in the healthcare sector, common cyber-attacks that can be launched against all actors, and real incidents that took place during the past years. Based on these, the authors propose in a tabular form a set of recommendations that can be used as countermeasures against any type of attack.

Citation

Ahmed, M. M., Maglaras, L., & Ferrag, M. A. (2020). Cyber Threats in the Healthcare Sector and Countermeasures. In A. Masouras, G. Maris, & A. Kavoura (Eds.), Entrepreneurial Development and Innovation in Family Businesses and SMEs (109-124). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-3648-3.ch007

• Publication Date: 2020
• Deposit Date: Dec 13, 2022
• Publisher: IGI Global
• Pages: 109-124
• Book Title: Entrepreneurial Development and Innovation in Family Businesses and SMEs
• ISBN: 9781799836483
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-3648-3.ch007
• Public URL: http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2969457