How COVID-19 has Exposed Cyber Risks in the Health Sector : Why a Paradigm Shift is Needed for Building Cybersecurity Resilience

Cyberattacks targeting public health and the health sector have increased significantly since the outbreak of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in 2020, resulting in disruption to the operations of domestic healthcare systems and services, theft...

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Main Author: World Bank
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Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2021
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spelling okr-10986-351472021-04-23T14:02:17Z How COVID-19 has Exposed Cyber Risks in the Health Sector : Why a Paradigm Shift is Needed for Building Cybersecurity Resilience World Bank CYBERSECURITY HEALTH SECTOR INFRASTRUCTURE INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY INFORMATION SECURITY DATA PRIVACY Cyberattacks targeting public health and the health sector have increased significantly since the outbreak of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in 2020, resulting in disruption to the operations of domestic healthcare systems and services, theft of medical records, and significant financial losses, elevating the need to bring cybersecurity to the forefront of the development agenda. A broad conceptualization of cybersecurity to include elements of malicious information campaigns will help facilitate a focus and better management of this rapidly developing phenomenon. This brief focuses on how Coronavirus (COVID-19) has exposed cyber risks in the health sector, and why a paradigm shift is needed for building cybersecurity resilience. 2021-02-18T19:49:58Z 2021-02-18T19:49:58Z 2020-07 Brief http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/333831606291370861/How-COVID-19-has-Exposed-Cyber-Risks-in-the-Health-Sector-Why-a-Paradigm-Shift-is-Needed-for-Building-Cybersecurity-Resilience http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35147 English Analytical Insight; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Brief
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topic CYBERSECURITY
HEALTH SECTOR INFRASTRUCTURE
INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
INFORMATION SECURITY
DATA PRIVACY
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HEALTH SECTOR INFRASTRUCTURE
INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
INFORMATION SECURITY
DATA PRIVACY
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How COVID-19 has Exposed Cyber Risks in the Health Sector : Why a Paradigm Shift is Needed for Building Cybersecurity Resilience
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description Cyberattacks targeting public health and the health sector have increased significantly since the outbreak of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in 2020, resulting in disruption to the operations of domestic healthcare systems and services, theft of medical records, and significant financial losses, elevating the need to bring cybersecurity to the forefront of the development agenda. A broad conceptualization of cybersecurity to include elements of malicious information campaigns will help facilitate a focus and better management of this rapidly developing phenomenon. This brief focuses on how Coronavirus (COVID-19) has exposed cyber risks in the health sector, and why a paradigm shift is needed for building cybersecurity resilience.
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title How COVID-19 has Exposed Cyber Risks in the Health Sector : Why a Paradigm Shift is Needed for Building Cybersecurity Resilience
title_short How COVID-19 has Exposed Cyber Risks in the Health Sector : Why a Paradigm Shift is Needed for Building Cybersecurity Resilience
title_full How COVID-19 has Exposed Cyber Risks in the Health Sector : Why a Paradigm Shift is Needed for Building Cybersecurity Resilience
title_fullStr How COVID-19 has Exposed Cyber Risks in the Health Sector : Why a Paradigm Shift is Needed for Building Cybersecurity Resilience
title_full_unstemmed How COVID-19 has Exposed Cyber Risks in the Health Sector : Why a Paradigm Shift is Needed for Building Cybersecurity Resilience
title_sort how covid-19 has exposed cyber risks in the health sector : why a paradigm shift is needed for building cybersecurity resilience
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2021
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/333831606291370861/How-COVID-19-has-Exposed-Cyber-Risks-in-the-Health-Sector-Why-a-Paradigm-Shift-is-Needed-for-Building-Cybersecurity-Resilience
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