Advancements in technology including proliferation of sensors, cloud enabled applications, privacy preserving techniques, artificial intelligence is enabling accelerated digitization across sectors. In the context of health sector apart from such technologies, usage of medical devices for critical activities are becoming important. While such advancements is making life easier through seamless access, quicker response time and efficient services it is important to ensure security and privacy making Cybersecurity as the core element and is no longer an optional or peripheral concern especially for sector like healthcare industry. Healthcare sector becomes more digitized and interconnected, it also becomes more vulnerable to cyberattacks that can compromise patient safety, privacy, and trust. Adversaries are constantly looking for ways to exploit the valuable and sensitive data that healthcare delivery organizations (HDOs) collect, store, and share. They are also targeting the advanced medical devices and procedures that rely on networked communication and control. These attacks can have devastating consequences, such as disrupting critical care, exposing confidential information, extorting ransom, or even causing physical harm.

Therefore, it is imperative for HDOs to adopt a proactive, comprehensive, and holistic approach to cybersecurity covering technical, human, organizational, and ethical aspects. HDOs need to understand the nature and motivations of their adversaries, the challenges and opportunities of their environment, the best practices and standards of their industry, and the future trends and innovations of their field.

This is where this book comes in handy. This book is a comprehensive guide to cybersecurity in healthcare, written by the authors, who are experts and leaders in both the ICT and cybersecurity fields. Writing a multidisciplinary work such as this would be difficult without the writers' evident depth of expertise and understanding in ICT, cybersecurity, healthcare, and biomedical engineering.