Question

Cyber security in nursing

1. Introduction

2. background

3. history

Answer 1

Introduction- cyber security involves protecting information by preventing, detecting and responding to cyberattacks . Despite highly advanced technology safeguards such as audits, authentication, authorisation, and data privacy . Nurses must be properly trained to recognise , assess and repot cyber security threats within their organisation as part of the informatics and health care technologies curriculum.

Background- The prevalence of healthcare cybercrime has become increasingly widespread . Cyberattack is an international threat to patient care and safety and crosses all healthcare settings . Internal cyber threats may occur from disgruntled employees, employees who do not have proper cyber security training, or outside attackers also known as hackers . The repercussions of these attacks can become a financial and personal nightmare for patients and families. Some of the consequences of compromised patient health information include theft , fraud and abuse . A medical record number is extremely more valuable than a social security number on the black market , it carries a large amount of additional information that can be stolen , such as social security numbers, personal information, health information and insurance and payment details.
History - in 2015 , healthcare agencies we're victimised more than 187 times , which compromised the personal personal health information of 84 million patients . Cyber criminals can cripple a healthcare organisation through hacking , deploying malware and ransom ware and stealing data . In 2012 , national council of state boards of nursing developed guidelines to use social media use in recognition of the rapidly changing user - generated technology environment that may affect patient care and PHI .