MN502: Security Challenges and Solutions for Healthcare Networks

This report provides an overview of security challenges in healthcare networks, focusing on the increasing reliance on these networks for efficient communication and collaboration. It highlights the architecture of healthcare networks, including RFID wireless sensor networks, user interfaces, and IoT smart gateways. The report identifies key threats such as hackers, compromised WBAN nodes, packet sniffers, denial of service attacks, and malware. Mitigation techniques discussed include data encryption, virtual private networks, and network monitoring systems. The conclusion emphasizes the importance of strong security measures to maintain patient data confidentiality and prioritizes network security in healthcare organizations. References to various IEEE publications and online resources support the analysis and recommendations.

Healthcare Networks
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Introduction to healthcare
networks Healthcare organisations has
adopted this new application to
secure the personal data of the
patients.
 This presentation will focus on the
security issues that the
Healthcare industry face.
 Healthcare networks increases
efficiency of communication and
collaboration between the
patients and the healthcare units.

Healthcare Network
Architecture
 The network architecture
consists of three important
parts-
 The Radio Frequency
Identification (RFID) wireless
sensor network also called
Hybrid Sensing Network (HSN)
 Interface of the users for
visualizing and management
data and
 IoT smart gateway.

Threats to Healthcare
Networks
 Hackers attack the system to steal the information of the patients
and therefore, patients will be at great risks.
 The main device in the network that are subjected to compromise in
security are the WBAN nodes.
 The common security threats faced by healthcare networks are
packet sniffers, denial of service (DoS), defacing, spam, man-in-the-
middle attack and attacks by viruses, Trojan horses and worms.

Threats Mitigation
Techniques
 Encryption of data
 Virtual Private Networks
 Using Antiviruses
 Network Monitoring systems

Conclusion
 Healthcare networks should ensure strong security to keep the
patient information confidential.
 Data encryption should be done to keep the information secured.
 Healthcare organisation in increasingly depending on core networks
for its operations.
 Therefore, network security should be given highest priority.

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