Security

Date: 15-08-2024 STATUS: UNDER DEVELOPMENT

Information security is a broad concept that can be viewed from multiple directions. Potential topics to be addressed in this article are (in no particular order):

1. Access control:

   • Description of how access controls are implemented to ensure that only authorized individuals have access to sensitive health data.

2. Data encryption:

   • Explanation of how data is encrypted during transfer and storage to ensure confidentiality.

3. Network Security:

   • Measures to protect the network against unauthorized access and attacks.

4. Audit Trails and Monitoring:

   • Measures that track and monitor activities, and how this contributes to identifying security incidents.

5. Physical Security:

   • Measures to secure physical access to equipment and data centers.

6. Compliance with Laws and Regulations:

   • Description of how the infrastructure complies with relevant laws and regulations in the field of health data.

7. Incident response:

   • Process description for dealing with security incidents and restoring systems.

8. Data Integrity:

   • Explaination how health data integrity is maintained to ensure data is reliable and accurate.

9. Awareness and Training:

   • Awareness and training of personnel is important to address the human factor in security.

10. Security of Health Applications:

    • Security measures within healthcare applications, such as authentication, authorization and protection against common attacks.