Sat.Aug 21, 2021

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The challenges of Cyber Security in health care: the UK National Health Service as a case study

Lloyd Price

Authors: Saira Ghafur, Emilia Grass , Nick R Jennings , Ara Darzi. As modern technology becomes indispensable in health care, the vulnerabilities to cyber-threats continue to increase, compromising the health information and safety of millions of people. This threat can happen in several ways: data can be stolen; data might be deleted or corrupted in a way that is not obvious until years later; and medical devices can be hacked, causing direct harm to patients.