Cyber Threats in the Health-Care Industry

Abstract

In addition to its numerous positive impacts, the development of information technologies in the health-care sector exposes it to major risks generated by actors like hackers, organized crime, and terrorist organizations. In addition, the simultaneous emergence of more and more connected devices generates specific issues and new possibilities for creating security breaches in the information systems of the various stakeholders of the sector. In this chapter, we examine these threats, analyze the motivation of criminal actors, and propose a few recommendations for preventing or dealing with cybercrimes. We consider the industry at large, encompassing actors providing medical services, clients, and also pharmaceutical firms.