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ADVANCED AND APPLIED SCIENCES
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Volume 8, Issue 12 (December 2021), Pages: 48-55
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Original Research Paper
Title: A survey of cybersecurity vulnerabilities in healthcare systems
Author(s): Abdullah Mohammed Alodaynan, Adwan Alownie Alanazi *
Affiliation(s):
Department of Information and Computer Science, College of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Hail, Hail, Saudi Arabia
* Corresponding Author.
Corresponding author's ORCID profile: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8448-5273
Digital Object Identifier:
https://doi.org/10.21833/ijaas.2021.12.007
Abstract:
The security of healthcare servers and their applications from unauthorized access and hacking effect of patient file safety as a result of missing or modified data. Therefore, it is necessary to protect those servers and health systems and to know the cyber weaknesses in them and other related services to prevent them before they occur and treat them if they occur as soon as possible to reach the highest level of security and confidentiality of patient data and their privacy in addition to the safety of systems from malfunctions as a result of the attack. This research revolves around the concept of penetration and the motives of the attackers, in addition to the methods of penetration and vulnerability with mentioning some common attacks and clarifying their method of operation, and determining their effects on the victim. The research also deals with the most important basics and requirements to achieve privacy and security for health systems at different levels, including systems, users, and devices, with some intrusion protection techniques mentioned, and some challenges and solutions will be discussed in addition to some security issues in general, the research aims to gain the best level of security and privacy in the infrastructure of health systems.
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Keywords: Healthcare, Cybersecurity, Attack, Malware, Patient, Vulnerability, Malicious program
Article History: Received 5 May 2021, Received in revised form 27 September 2021, Accepted 2 October 2021
Acknowledgment
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Compliance with ethical standards
Conflict of interest: The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.
Citation:
Alodaynan AM and Alanazi AA (2021). A survey of cybersecurity vulnerabilities in healthcare systems. International Journal of Advanced and Applied Sciences, 8(12): 48-55
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