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Emerging trends in cybersecurity applications in healthcare systems

Emerging trends in cybersecurity applications in healthcare systems

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As healthcare organizations rapidly adopt connected technologies and amass troves of sensitive patient data, they have become prime targets for increasingly sophisticated cyberattacks. This comprehensive study investigates the growing synergy between cybersecurity and healthcare in an era of heightened digitalization and cyber threats. It underscores the alarming vulnerabilities introduced by digitization across patient care, medical facilities, and administrative systems. Through real-world case analyses, it delineates the mounting risks of disruptive intrusions, privacy violations, and systemic compromises that jeopardize patient safety and public health. Accordingly, the study surveys cutting-edge technologies poised to harden healthcare cybersecurity. It examines the potential of artificial intelligence and ML to predict, detect, and autonomously respond to threats. The viability of blockchain, quantum computing, and zero trust frameworks in strengthening data protection and identity management are analyzed. The critical importance of security awareness training and actionable threat intelligence is also explored. Moreover, the study elucidates the complex challenges of integrating these robust yet often complex technologies into intricate clinical environments and workflows. It offers insights into how healthcare organizations can balance improved cybersecurity with user experience, regulations, legacy systems, and resource constraints. With cyber threats growing in lockstep with healthcare digitization, this study delivers a multifaceted analysis to help medical practitioners and administrators secure critical healthcare systems. It provides technology leaders a guide to emerging innovations for healthcare cybersecurity. Policymakers and regulators will benefit from its scrutiny of existing gaps.

Chapter Contents:

  • Abstract
  • 4.1 Introduction
  • 4.1.1 Chapter contributions
  • 4.1.2 Chapter organization
  • 4.2 Emerging trends in cybersecurity applications in healthcare systems
  • 4.2.1 Machine learning and Artificial Intelligence
  • 4.2.2 Blockchain technology
  • 4.2.3 Zero trust architecture
  • 4.2.4 Security awareness and training
  • 4.2.5 Cyber threat intelligence (CTI)
  • 4.2.6 Quantum computing
  • 4.3 Challenges of adopting emerging technologies in healthcare systems
  • 4.3.1 Increased attack surface
  • 4.3.2 Sophisticated cyberattacks
  • 4.3.3 Data privacy and compliance
  • 4.3.4 Insider threats
  • 4.3.5 Legacy systems and interoperability
  • 4.3.6 Human factor
  • 4.3.7 Supply chain risks
  • 4.3.8 Incident response and recovery
  • 4.4 Lessons learned
  • 4.5 Conclusion
  • References

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