Cybersecurity in Healthcare: Protecting Patient Data
Learn to safeguard patient data and medical systems in healthcare organizations. Master cybersecurity practices for hospitals and care centers.
Learn to safeguard patient data and medical systems in healthcare organizations. Master cybersecurity practices for hospitals and care centers.
This course on Cybersecurity in Healthcare provides essential knowledge for protecting patient data and medical systems in hospitals, clinics, and care centers. Developed as part of the SecureHospitals.eu project, it covers both theoretical and practical aspects of cybersecurity in healthcare settings. The course explores the opportunities and challenges created by healthcare digitalization, the proliferation of medical data, and the resulting cybersecurity risks. Participants will learn about internal and external threats, including social engineering and hacking, and gain practical skills in improving cybersecurity measures. The curriculum emphasizes the importance of cyber hygiene practices and building a positive cybersecurity culture within healthcare organizations. This course is valuable for healthcare professionals, IT staff, and anyone interested in understanding the critical role of cybersecurity in protecting sensitive medical information and ensuring the continuity of healthcare services.
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What you'll learn
Understand the role of digitalization and cybersecurity in healthcare
Identify opportunities and threats in the healthcare sector due to digitalization
Learn methods to improve and maintain cybersecurity in healthcare settings
Explore the interaction between technology and human behavior in cybersecurity
Discover the importance of a positive cybersecurity culture in healthcare organizations
Gain practical skills in implementing cyber hygiene practices
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This course includes:
1.75 Hours PreRecorded video
14 quizzes
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There are 5 modules in this course
This comprehensive course on Cybersecurity in Healthcare covers both theoretical and practical aspects of protecting patient data and medical systems in hospitals and care centers. The curriculum explores the challenges and opportunities created by healthcare digitalization, the proliferation of medical data, and the resulting cybersecurity risks. Participants will learn about internal and external threats, including social engineering, hacking, and malware. The course emphasizes practical skills in improving cybersecurity measures, focusing on cyber hygiene practices and building a positive cybersecurity culture within healthcare organizations. Topics include data breach prevention, secure digital communication, encryption, device management, password security, and software updates. The course also covers relevant regulations like GDPR and their impact on healthcare cybersecurity.
Cybersecurity in healthcare: technology, data, and human behaviour
Module 1 · 2 Hours to complete
Social aspects of cybersecurity: social engineering and social media
Module 2 · 2 Hours to complete
Data breaches, hackers, and malware in healthcare
Module 3 · 3 Hours to complete
Cyber hygiene: practices to improve cybersecurity
Module 4 · 3 Hours to complete
Security culture: creating positive environment to practice cybersecurity
Module 5 · 3 Hours to complete
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Associate Professor at Erasmus University Rotterdam
Dr. Jason H. Pridmore is an Associate Professor in the Department of Media and Communication at Erasmus University Rotterdam. His research primarily focuses on practices of digital identification, the use of new and social media as surveillance tools, and issues related to digital (cyber) security. He has extensively explored marketing practices and information exchange, contributing to research on privacy, data ethics, mobile devices, policing practices, citizenship, branding, and the quantified self movements. In addition to his academic work, Dr. Pridmore serves as an advisor for various European Union research projects and Dutch-funded initiatives that address new technologies and their implications for privacy and security. He is also a co-editor of the book Digitising Identities: Doing Identity in a Networked World, published by Routledge. Through his research and advisory roles, Dr. Pridmore plays a significant part in the ongoing discussions surrounding technology's impact on identity and society.
PhD Candidate
Tessa Oomen is a PhD candidate in the Department of Media & Communication at the Erasmus School of History, Culture and Communication. She is part of the SecureHospitals.eu project team, an EU H2020-funded initiative aimed at raising awareness of cybersecurity in hospitals across Europe and promoting training efforts in this area. Her PhD research focuses on cybersecurity and communication practices within healthcare organizations. Additionally, she assists in the development of new research proposals and grant applications.
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