Cybersecurity for eHealth

Cybersecurity for eHealth

by Emmanuel C. Ogu
Released December 2021
Publisher(s): Routledge
ISBN: 9781000530490

Read it now on the O’Reilly learning platform with a 10-day free trial.

O’Reilly members get unlimited access to books, live events, courses curated by job role, and more from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers.

Start your free trial

Book description

The book responds to the realities of cybersecurity in the context of healthcare. It examines the effects of a sector where the pervasiveness and proliferation of various eHealth innovations have created a threat domain wherein policy and regulation struggles to keep pace with development and technical capacity is largely deficient.

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Dedication
  6. Contents
  7. Preface
  8. Acknowledgements
  9. Author Bio
  10. 1 Cybersecurity Basics & Overview of eHealth
    1. Introduction
    2. Cybersecurity Basics & Overview of eHealth
    3. Cybersecurity as a Concept
    4. Overview & Applications of eHealth
    5. Healthcare Data Invariants: Integrity, Confidentiality, and Availability
    6. Healthcare Information & Communication Technology and People
    7. Notes
  11. 2 The Cybersecurity Threat Landscape for eHealth
    1. Introduction
    2. The Cybersecurity Threat Landscape for eHealth
    3. Threat Agents to Cybersecurity of eHealth
    4. Cybersecurity Incidents in Healthcare
    5. Pertaining People/Users
    6. Pertaining Systems & Devices
    7. Pertaining Infrastructure
    8. Pertaining Processes/Operations
    9. Pertaining Policy
    10. What Are the Risk Factors?
    11. Notes
  12. 3 Personal Cybersecurity for eHealth Deployments
    1. Introduction
    2. Personal Cybersecurity for eHealth Deployments
    3. The Intuition for Security
    4. Threat Situations: Identification, Isolation, and Containment
    5. Escalation and Reporting
    6. Notes
  13. 4 Data/Information Security for eHealth Deployments
    1. Introduction
    2. Data/Information Security for eHealth Deployments
    3. Integrity, Confidentiality, and Availability: Invariant and Non-Negotiable
    4. Preserving Integrity
    5. Safeguarding Privacy
    6. Ensuring Confidentiality
    7. Guaranteeing Availability
    8. Notes
  14. 5 Securing eHealth Systems and Infrastructures
    1. Introduction
    2. Securing eHealth Systems and Infrastructures
    3. Cybersecurity for eHealth: Physical Imperatives
    4. Cybersecurity for eHealth: Logical Imperatives
    5. Cybersecurity for eHealth: Operational Imperatives
    6. Monitoring and Evaluation for Compliance
    7. Understanding Ecosystems of eHealth Deployments
    8. Notes
  15. 6 Governance, Ethics, and Regulation in eHealth
    1. Introduction
    2. Governance, Ethics, and Regulation in eHealth
    3. Understanding the Goals and Challenges of Regulation
    4. Notable International Legislations
    5. Roles & Responsibilities of Management and Administration
    6. Compliance versus Security
    7. Final Thoughts
    8. Notes
  16. Glossary of Definitions
  17. Bibliography

Product information

  • Title: Cybersecurity for eHealth
  • Author(s): Emmanuel C. Ogu
  • Release date: December 2021
  • Publisher(s): Routledge
  • ISBN: 9781000530490