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

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Argaw, Salem T. [1 ]
Bempong, Nefti-Eboni [1 ]
Eshaya-Chauvin, Bruce [1 ]
Flahault, Antoine [1 ]
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[1] Univ Geneva, Inst Global Hlth, Fac Med, Campus Biotech,Chemin Mines 9, CH-1202 Geneva, Switzerland
基金
美国国家卫生研究院;
关键词
Cyberattacks; Hospital cybersecurity; Medical device security; Cybersecurity recommendations; HEALTH-CARE INFORMATION; MEDICAL DEVICES; SECURITY ISSUES; DATA BREACHES; CYBERSECURITY; PRIVACY; RISK; MALWARE; LESSONS; CHALLENGES;
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10.1186/s12911-018-0724-5
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BackgroundThe 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 map the available literature on cyberattacks on hospitals and to identify the different domains of research, while extracting the recommendations and guidelines put forth in the literature.MethodsFour databases (PubMed, Web of Science, ProQuest, and Scopus) were searched using standardized and adapted search syntax in order to identify relevant manuscripts published between 1997 and 2017. These were screened by two reviewers and included or excluded based on inclusion and exclusion criteria. Data from articles were then extracted and analyzed.ResultsThe search identified 818 records of which 97 were included. Of the 97, 32% were published in 2017 while around 40% of the articles were published prior to the last three years. Six domains of research emerged through the analysis, which are included here: context and trends in cybersecurity (27.8%), connected medical devices and equipment (29.9%), hospital information systems (14.4%), raising awareness and lessons learned (6.2%), information security methodology (15.4%), and specific types of attacks (6.2%).ConclusionThere is a generally growing interest in the research field, but the available literature remains limited in number. There are important aspects of cybersecurity (e.g. cloud storage and access management) as well as specific medical fields that rely on various medical devices that have been neglected. Recommendations are available, but comprehensive guidelines and standardized best practice measures are still necessary.
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