Abstract
Healthcare organisations are particularly vulnerable to information security threats and breaches due to the highly confidential nature of their patients’ medical information. Now, with the emergence of the Internet of Things (IoT) in healthcare that can vary from diagnostic devices to medical wearables, the industry has indeed become more vulnerable to malicious exploitation. One of the reasons that malicious attacks continue to occur at an alarming rate is due to the poor compliance of information security policies. This study investigates the issues that are associated with the causes for poor compliance within the private healthcare organisations in Malaysia. Data was collected through interviews from various healthcare respondents and findings have revealed that often, poor security compliance is mainly caused by behaviour issues and the severe lack of security awareness which requires immediate attention and mitigation. Potential measures to cultivate information security awareness and to safeguard the IoT-based medical devices are proposed to achieve compliance.
| Language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Recent Trends in Data Science and Soft Computing - Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference of Reliable Information and Communication Technology IRICT 2018 |
| Editors | Faisal Saeed, Nadhmi Gazem, Fathey Mohammed, Abdelsalam Busalim |
| Place of Publication | Cham, Switzerland |
| Publisher | Springer, Cham |
| Pages | 726-735 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 978-3-319-99007-1 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-3-319-99006-4 |
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| State | Published - 2019 |
| Event | 3rd International Conference of Reliable Information and Communication Technology, IRICT 2018 - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Duration: 23 Jun 2018 → 24 Jun 2018 |
Publication series
| Name | Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing book series |
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| Publisher | Springer |
| Volume | 843 |
| ISSN (Print) | 2194-5357 |
| ISSN (Electronic) | 2194-5365 |
Conference
| Conference | 3rd International Conference of Reliable Information and Communication Technology, IRICT 2018 |
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| Country | Malaysia |
| City | Kuala Lumpur |
| Period | 23/06/18 → 24/06/18 |
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Potential Measures to Enhance Information Security Compliance in the Healthcare Internet of Things. / Jeremiah, Premylla; Samy, Ganthan Narayana; Shanmugam, Bharanidharan; Ponkoodalingam, Kannan; Perumal, Sundresan.
Recent Trends in Data Science and Soft Computing - Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference of Reliable Information and Communication Technology IRICT 2018. ed. / Faisal Saeed; Nadhmi Gazem; Fathey Mohammed; Abdelsalam Busalim. Cham, Switzerland : Springer, Cham, 2019. p. 726-735 (Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing book series; Vol. 843).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Research › peer-review
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