For my research project, I am wanting to learn more about cyber-security in the healthcare industry. With a lot of outdated operating systems in healthcare, patient's health data is at risk. Also, the recent push to make all healthcare records digital is exposing many devices that are exploitable.
According to a healthcare report done by Sans, "Some 94 percent of medical institutions said their organizations have been victims of a cyber attack" (page 4). I want to research how the digitalization
of healthcare records in making private data exploitable, how company's are fighting back against threats, and what the future of cyber-security in healthcare looks like.
Make the focus medical devices vs operating systems. Devices may or may not be connected to digital healthcare records; it depends on which devices and where they are being used (e.g., in a hospital or at home). Many paths to consider.
ReplyDeleteIt seems like the second paragraph is a second proposal. As it reads, it's too big to tackle with any clear focus. I you want to pursue this, narrow the focus so that you are not investigating "cyber-security in healthcare." I hope that helps.
There are great links to medical devices, too. Look at Health Affairs (link at right) for topics related to this, or search on it.