Master in Food Ethics and Law

UNESCO Chair in Bioethics

Contact

  • Bioethics and Law Observatory
  • UNESCO Chair in Bioethics
  • University of Barcelona
  • Faculty of Law
  • Ave. Diagonal, 684
  • 08034 Barcelona
  • (+34) 93 403 45 46
  • obd.ub@ub.edu
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  • Master in Bioethics and Law
  • (+34) 93 403 45 46
  • master.bd@ub.edu

 

"Cybercrime and medical devices: a growing threat for patients"

HIMSS

Cybercrime is an increasingly worrying matter for healthcare organisations. As healthcare is quickly embracing the digital transformation, more and more processes and communications are being digitised. A clear example of healthcare's vulnerability to cybercrime was WannaCry's attack to the NHS in May last year, wich disrupted operations at approximately one-third of hospitals trusts and around eight percent of GP practices. The NHS recongnised that the attack had an estimated cost of £92m.