Название: Cybersecurity for eHealth: A Simplified Guide to Practical Cybersecurity for Non-technical Stakeholders & PractitionersАвтор: Emmanuel C. Ogu
Издательство: CRC Press
Год: 2022
Страниц: 135
Язык: английский
Формат: pdf (true), epub (true)
Размер: 14.5 MB
The modern realities of cybersecurity have uncovered the unpreparedness of many sectors and industries to deal with emerging threats. One of these sectors is the healthcare industry. The pervasiveness and proliferation of digital innovation, systems, and applications in global healthcare, especially powered by modern information and communications technologies, have created a threat domain wherein policy and regulation struggle to keep pace with development, standardization faces contextual challenges, and technical capacity is largely deficient.
It is now urgent that healthcare professionals understand the most relevant concepts and fundamentals of global cybersecurity related to healthcare (particularly eHealth).Cybersecurity for eHealth: A Practical Guide for Non-Technical Healthcare Stakeholders & Practitioners combines a rigorous academic and practical professional approach in covering the essentials of cybersecurity. This book:
Distills foundational knowledge and presents it in a concise manner that is easily assimilated
Draws lessons from real-life case studies across the global healthcare industry to drive home complex concepts, principles, and insights
Helps eHealth professionals to deal more knowledgeably and effectively with the realities of cybersecurity
Written for healthcare professionals without a background in the technical workings of information and communication technologies, this book presents the basics of cybersecurity and an overview of eHealth. It covers the foundational concepts, perspectives, and applications of cybersecurity in the context of eHealth, and traverses the cybersecurity threat landscape to eHealth, including:
Threat categories, agents, and objectives
Strategies and approaches deployed by various threat agents
Predisposing risk factors in cybersecurity threat situations
Basic practical techniques for protecting against cybersecurity incidents at the personal and institutional levels
A comprehensive and practical guide, this book discusses approaches and best practices for enhancing personal cybersecurity, covers the basics of data and information security in healthcare, and presents an overview of the goals and responsibilities of governance, ethics, and regulation in eHealth.
Who should use this book?
Healthcare stakeholders and practitioners seeking a better understanding of cybersecurity as it pertains to healthcare information and communication technologies
Regulatory and Board Authorities seeking to design comprehensive and foundational training programs in cybersecurity for healthcare stakeholders and practitioners
Chief Information Officers and Chief Information Security Officers of healthcare organizations needing a basic internal training resource for healthcare professionals
Non-technical enthusiasts seeking to understand the threat landscape and realities of cybersecurity in healthcare
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