Overview
A one-of-a-kind action plan describing how hackers attack hospital and healthcare facility equipment, the extent of damage possible, and how to respond when a cyber-physical attack occurs
One of few books on cybersecurity that address cyber-physical attacks directed against hospital and healthcare facilities and equipment
Introduces concepts such as hospital cyber-attack vectors (e.g., removable media, email, supply chain, cyber-drone, and more)
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Table of contents (9 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
Keywords
- Hospital Informatics
- Healthcare Informatics
- Cybersecurity
- Cyber-Physical Attack
- SCADA Systems
- Building control
- Industrial Control Systems
- Hospital Network
- Medical Equipment Cyber Attack
- Hospital Insider Threat
- Denial of Service
- Hospital Database
- Hospital Web Application
- Cyber-Attack Vector
- Medical Equipment Attack
- IoT
- Network Mapping
- Account Harvesting Attack
About this book
Learn how to detect and prevent the hacking of medical equipment at hospitals and healthcare facilities. A cyber-physical attack on building equipment pales in comparison to the damage a determined hacker can do if he/she gains access to a medical-grade network as a medical-grade network controls the diagnostic, treatment, and life support equipment on which lives depend.
News reports inform us how hackers strike hospitals with ransomware that prevents staff from accessing patient records or scheduling appointments. Unfortunately, medical equipment also can be hacked and shut down remotely as a form of extortion. Criminal hackers will not ask for a $500 payment to unlock an MRI, PET or CT scan, or X-ray machine—they will ask for much more.
Litigation is bound to follow and the resulting punitive awards will drive up hospital insurance costs and healthcare costs in general. This will undoubtedly result in increased regulations for hospitals and higher costs for compliance. Unless hospitals and other healthcare facilities take the steps necessary to secure their medical-grade networks, they will be targeted for cyber-physical attack, possibly with life-threatening consequences.
Cybersecurity for Hospitals and Healthcare Facilities is a wake-up call explaining what hackers can do, why hackers would target a hospital, the way hackers research a target, ways hackers can gain access to a medical-grade network (cyber-attack vectors), and ways hackers hope to monetize their cyber-attack. By understanding and detecting the threats, you can take action now—before your hospital becomes the next victim.
What You Will Learn:
- Determine how vulnerable hospital and healthcare building equipment is to cyber-physical attack
- Identify possible ways hackers can hack hospital and healthcare facility equipment
- Recognize the cyber-attack vectors—or paths by which a hacker or cracker can gain access to a computer, a medical-grade network server, or expensive medical equipment in order to deliver a payload or malicious outcome
- Detect and prevent man-in-the-middle or denial-of-service cyber-attacks
- Find and prevent hacking of the hospital database and hospital web application
Who This Book Is For:
Hospital administrators, healthcare professionals, hospital & healthcare facility engineers and building managers, hospital & healthcare facility IT professionals, and HIPAA professionals
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Luis Ayala is a Senior Technical Expert in the Department of Defense responsible for design, construction, and operation of Intelligence Community facilities worldwide. He is a licensed architect and holds a classified Master of Science in Technology Intelligence Degree from the National Intelligence University.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Cybersecurity for Hospitals and Healthcare Facilities
Book Subtitle: A Guide to Detection and Prevention
Authors: Luis Ayala
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-2155-6
Publisher: Apress Berkeley, CA
eBook Packages: Professional and Applied Computing, Professional and Applied Computing (R0), Apress Access Books
Copyright Information: Luis Ayala 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4842-2154-9Published: 07 September 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4842-2155-6Published: 06 September 2016
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXIII, 129
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations, 6 illustrations in colour
Topics: Security, Systems and Data Security, Operating Systems