Publication details
- Part of: Secure and Resilient Digital Transformation of Healthcare: Second International Workshop, SUNRISE 2024, Bergen, Norway, November 25, 2024, Proceedings (Springer Cham, 2025)
- Pages: 1–3
- Year: 2025
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SUNRISE2024isaforumforresearchersandpractitionersworkingonthesecureandresilientdigitaltransformationofhealthcare.Digitaltransformationinhealthcareencom-passestheuseofadvancedtechnologiestoenhancepatientcareandaddresstheevolvingdemandsofcaredelivery,particularlythetransitiontohome-basedcarefromhospitalsettings.Whilecenteringonpatientneeds,italsoentailsindispensableadjustmentsandadvancementsofhealthcareprocesses.Whereasvariousbenefitsofthistransforma-tionarebroadlyacknowledged,theincreasedconnectivity,thehugevolumeofsensitivehealthinformation,andthelackofsufficientcybersecurityawarenessandcultureamongbothhealthcareprofessionalsandpatientsresultinincreasedcybersecurityriskandmakedigitalhealthcareattractivetocybercriminalsandpronetocybersecurityattackssuchasphishing,ransomware,distributeddenial-of-serviceattacks,andmalware.Thecon-nectionofmedicaldevicestotheInternet,hospitalnetworks,andotherdevicesextendsthepotentialforattacks,therebyraisingconcernsforpatientsafety.TheCOVID-19pandemicbroughtattentiontotheinterconnectednatureofcybersecurityandprivacyrisksinhealthcare.Theneedtoenhancecybersecurityandresilienceinhealthcareanditssupplychainhasbeenheightened,requiringthedevelopmentofnewsolutions.Toaddressthesechallenges,theworkshopaimedtobringtogethersecurityresearchersandpractitioners,healthcareprofessionalsandmanagersofhealthcaretorethinksecuredigitalizationandresilienceofhealthcare.