Securing PDAs in the healthcare environment
Document Type
Journal Article
Publisher
MindSystems
Faculty
Faculty of Computing, Health and Science
School
School of Computer and Information Science / Centre for Security Research
RAS ID
2905
Abstract
Wireless networks have become a key element in healtheare institutions for streamlining access to clinical information. With the advent of wireless technology, handheld devices such as PDAs, pagers and Pocket PCs are now deployed into modern hospital systems. However, integrating confidential data and wireless technology introduces significant risk and increases the potential threat to sensitive medical information. This paper investigates the fundamental concepts required to understand PDA security issues in the health sector. It examines the various risk and threat issues, the security measures needed to secure PDA use, and the appropriate security infrastructure for healthcare settings.
Comments
Terado, E. & Williams, P. (2005). Securing PDAs in the healthcare environment. Journal of Information Warfare. Volume 4, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 61-68.Original journal website available here