Question

What are potential solutions(2) to address the problem in cybersecurity in healthcare? What are "experts" suggesting? What do you, personally, suggest?

Answer 1

In the present world of Electronic health records and other related health care facilities, cybersecurity is a need of the hour to safeguard the electronic records from unauthorised access and misuse.

Expert suggestions

1) Risk assessments should be conducted on a regular basis regarding the risk of breaching cybersecurity.

2) Health care facilities should have basic security systems to protect their vital information such as fire wall, encryption at rest, antivirus, email gateway etc.

3) Advanced security controls include -anti-theft devices, Business continuity and disaster recovery Strategies, Digital forensic methods, Multi-factor authentication etc:

4) Appropriate cybersecurity laws as well as regulations should be enabled

My Suggestions

1) Adequate research and empowerment of cybersecurity systems.

2) Healthcare system should allocate considerable amount of their resources to develop and maintain adequate cybersecurity systems.

3) Encryption of data , Proper protection of passwords are essential.

4) Security breach alarms should be enabled in cybersecurity systems.