Working as a Health Cybersecurity Specialist

Patricia Williams; Simon Cowley; Christopher Bolan; Ken Fowle; Richard Staynings

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-81850-0_15

Working as a Health Cybersecurity Specialist

Patricia Williams, Simon Cowley, Christopher Bolan, Ken Fowle, Richard Staynings

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Abstract

The need for cybersecurity expertise in the health workforce is rapidly growing as security compromises and attacks on hospitals and government departments accelerate at an alarming rate. Healthcare presents a rich and unique environment to protect, requiring an informed perspective on how to protect it. The challenges of applying cybersecurity protections in healthcare, the pace of technical change, the complexity of regulation and the potential for patient safety impact means healthcare needs specialised skills in cybersecurity. The characterisation of this specialty, together with five case studies, describes its vital importance and the variety of careers in this area.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	The Health Information Workforce
Subtitle of host publication	Current and Future Developments
Editors	Kerryn Butler-Henderson, Karen Day, Kathleen Gray
Place of Publication	Cham
Publisher	Springer Nature
Pages	225-236
Number of pages	16
Edition	1
ISBN (Electronic)	9783030818500
ISBN (Print)	9783030818494
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-81850-0_15
Publication status	Published - 11 Nov 2021

Publication series

Name	Health Informatics
Publisher	Springer
ISSN (Print)	1431-1917
ISSN (Electronic)	2197-3741

Keywords

Case study
Cybersecurity
Data breach
Incident response
Risk management

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The Health Information Workforce: Current and Future Developments. ed. / Kerryn Butler-Henderson; Karen Day; Kathleen Gray. 1. ed. Cham: Springer Nature, 2021. p. 225-236 (Health Informatics).

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