The challenges of cybersecurity in health care: the UK National Health Service as a case study
Saira Ghafur, Emilia Graß, Nick R Jennings, Ara Wardkes Darzi · The Lancet Digital Health · 2019
As modern technology becomes indispensable in health care, the vulnerabilities to cyber-threats continue to increase, compromising the health information and safety of millions of people. This threat can happen in several ways: data can be stolen; data might be deleted or corrupted in a way that is not obvious until years later; and medical devices can be hacked, causing direct harm to patients.