The state of research on cyberattacks against hospitals and available best practice recommendations: a scoping review

Abstract Background The health sector has quickly become a target for cyberattacks. Hospitals are especially sensitive to these sorts of attacks as any disruption in operations or even disclosure of patient personal information can have far-reaching consequences. The objective of this study was to m...

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Main Authors: Salem T. Argaw, Nefti-Eboni Bempong, Bruce Eshaya-Chauvin, Antoine Flahault
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-01-01
Series:BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12911-018-0724-5