Assessing and Addressing US Health Security Risks

Assessing and Addressing US Health Security Risks

T here are a range of worrisome threats to US health and national security—worrisome because they have the potential to cause widespread disruption and damage to the public's health and to the US and global economies. These threats include major natural hazards like large earthquakes and hurricanes and infectious disease pandemics ; accidental threats, including technological failures, such as ...

Addressing Information Security Risks by Adopting Standards

Modern society depends on information technology in nearly every facet of human activity including, finance, transportation, education, government, and defense. Organizations are exposed to various and increasing kinds of risks, including information technology risks. Several standards, best practices, and frameworks have been created to help organizations manage these risks. The purpose of thi...

New Frontiers: Assessing and Managing Security Risks

Ubiquitous Health Monitoring Systems: Addressing Security Concerns

Problem statement: It is important to secure the transmission of patient’s EHR in remote health monitoring systems. Security is among the main issues that need to be realized for the adaption of this monitoring technology. The face of healthcare is changing as ubiquitous computing technologies are being incorporated into the existing infrastructure. We specify the requirements, needed security ...

Online Social Media Networking and Assessing Its Security Risks

Over the past several years, we have seen the emergence of new paradigm in the Internet, online social media networking, which provide Internet users to communicate and collaborate with family, friends, social groups, and other community by using social media tools (i.e., Twitter, Facebook, MySpace, and Youtube). The use of social media for communication is becoming more prevalent worldwide, wi...