Cybersecurity for eHealth: A Simplified Guide to Practical Cybersecurity for Non-Technical Healthcare Stakeholders & Practitioners

The healthcare industry is one of the most vulnerable to cyber threats due to the prevalence of digital innovation, systems, and applications. Cybersecurity for eHealth: A Practical Guide for Non-Technical Healthcare Stakeholders & Practitioners combines a rigorous academic and practical professional approach to cover the essentials of cybersecurity, including threat categories, agents, and objectives, strategies and approaches deployed by threat agents, and predisposing risk factors in cybersecurity threat situations. It is written for healthcare professionals without a background in the technical workings of information and communication technologies and covers the foundational concepts, perspectives, and applications of cybersecurity in the context of eHealth.

\n Format: Paperback / softback
\n Length: 118 pages
\n Publication date: 28 December 2021
\n Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
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The modern realities of cybersecurity have exposed the unpreparedness of many sectors and industries to deal with emerging threats. One of these sectors is the healthcare industry. The pervasive 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 healthcare organizations to mitigate cybersecurity risks.

The role of healthcare professionals in promoting cybersecurity within their organizations.

The legal and ethical implications of cybersecurity in healthcare.

The impact of cybersecurity breaches on patient safety and healthcare operations.

The importance of continuous learning and adaptation in the face of evolving cybersecurity threats and technologies.

By providing a comprehensive and accessible guide to cybersecurity for eHealth, this book aims to empower healthcare professionals with the knowledge and skills they need to protect their organizations, patients, and data from the ever-growing threat landscape.

\n Weight: 224g\n
Dimension: 154 x 233 x 17 (mm)\n
ISBN-13: 9781032139043\n \n