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Security

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Nov 18, 2024
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Date: 15-08-2024 STATUS: UNDER DEVELOPMENT

This article describes the information security agreements that are applicable to the Health-RI ecosystem.

This article will be complemented in a version to come.

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.

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