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Risk Analysis of Implanted Electronic Devices in Human Beings

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This paper is a guide to risk analysis of implanted electronic devices in humans. The development of science and technology made global changes about dangers that threaten the security of humanity, however, in recent years there had arisen a new field of analysis for these implanted devices, contributing important elements. In this research, the authors tried to collect all the technological aspects concerning for some electronic devices that can be implanted in the body that can be hacked, to identify the possible computer attacks that they could suffer. The author’s research different threats to which these electronic devices are exposed and how to find the way to reduce such threats and vulnerabilities. As well as to differentiate the types of attacks, the way that they operate and how they affect its operational function processes denoting an operational impact of these, such as an analysis of the prevention, detection, and mitigation of the main vulnerabilities.

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    Enrique Ferruzola-Gómez, Johana Duchimaza-Supliguicha, Oscar Bermeo-Almeida, Charlles Pérez-Espinoza, Teresa Samaniego-Cobo & William Bazán-Vera

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Ferruzola-Gómez, E., Duchimaza-Supliguicha, J., Bermeo-Almeida, O., Pérez-Espinoza, C., Samaniego-Cobo, T., Bazán-Vera, W. (2018). Risk Analysis of Implanted Electronic Devices in Human Beings. In: Botto-Tobar, M., Esparza-Cruz, N., León-Acurio, J., Crespo-Torres, N., Beltrán-Mora, M. (eds) Technology Trends. CITT 2017. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 798. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-72727-1_7

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