The securities vulnerabilities of Internet of Things Devices in the Medical Field

The security vulnerabilities of IoT devices in the medical field

Objective

The core objective of the topic will be to explore and examine the security vulnerabilities of the devices used in the medical field. As some devices are working as IoT, the chances of security breaches are enhanced. The devices contain information from different patients, and it is vulnerable when it is connected to the internet. If the device itself is not securing the information, then the administrator who is running the system operation and operating system on the device is responsible. The objective is to find the vulnerabilities and propose a solution that will give surety on the security factor of the devices.

Project Plan

The security issues in medical devices have been arising since their invention. Many companies are denying the fact that these are promoting data leaks and contain personally identifiable information (PII). It will probably create problems in different companies and patients. The patient record will be vulnerable, and some of the companies that are utilizing these devices are mainly using outdated software and operating systems. The main point of the research is to point out the vulnerabilities in the IoT devices and what type of security breaches they cause. In taking the example of some IoT devices with different abilities, infusion and insulin pump comes first then, smart pens, cardiac devices, wireless vital monitors, thermometer and temperature sensors, security cameras, and various other hardware. Every device has its benefits and its security concerns. Especially when you are working in the medical field, many inventions prevent humans from getting a disease and making upgrade through to cure any problem, but they also have a drawback when you try to more the very nature of the hardware. This project will elaborate on security vulnerabilities and present counter solutions for their issues. The task will involve taking few devices condition into consideration, exploring the working and mechanism of the devices, examining the security vulnerabilities and results gathered from different operations, comparing the reserves with the research findings, and presenting a proper report for solution providing with the exposed vulnerabilities. There will be teams running different module of the proposal, and they will collect single device and the team will run its functionalities in the programming side, and the other team will run for the architecture design and see what type of operation and how long it takes to send the data from device to the administrator server. The gap between the transmissions will be analysed for vulnerabilities, and the device hardware and software configuration will also be held responsible for any data leak.

Literature Overview

In the literature review, we will describe the function of IoT devices and how they can be used in the medical field. In the healthcare department, the IoT devices are growing rapidly and are packed with interesting features and factors like technological advancements, decrease prices of sensor technology, better accessibility of high-speed internet, and more. What type of application is the medical field currently running with the devices, and in how many sectors these devices are utilized and what type of result they generate? After that, we will conduct a study on one or two hospital for their IoT devices that poses a security threat, and it is vulnerable for data extraction. The study will elaborate on every module of the system and it will provide an in-depth view of the working device and we will also propose a countermeasure for any issue found in operation.

Likely Outcome

We will focus on one outcome that will be to ensuring the safety of any security leek. We will also elaborate on the methods by which you can make the device more secure and less vulnerable, which will also give the authentication protocol provided for both the patient and the administrator. The results will ensure the integrity of the IoT device and ensure the patient that the device will run efficiently, and records and data will be monitored with care, and find the solution for the generated outcomes.

Relationship to the Master’s Program

This project will be best suited for the master program because the subject elaborates on the internet devices, and it concern every type of protocol we run before giving a final product. It will also elaborate on the hardware structure of the program so that it will ensure that before running it in the field implementation and testing phase will be thoroughly examined. The Programming course and System Architecture course will help more in understanding and working on this proposed project.

Reviews

The survey shows 82 percent of healthcare organizations experienced IoT-focused cyber-attack in the previous 12 months, with only 6 percent of organizations saying they have resources to tackle cybersecurity challenges.( Davis, 2019) The paper highlight the security risk in the healthcare department and its integration with the internet of things devices. What type of vulnerabilities expects it exposes to its administrator and patient, and if the data they collected is still under surveillance or not? (Cansu Eken, 2016)

References

Cansu ken, H. E. (2016). Retrieved from http://www.ep.liu.se/ecp/142/054/ecp17142054.pdf

Davis, Jessica (2019) Health IT Security- https://healthitsecurity.com/news/82-iot-devices-of-health-providers-vendors-targeted-by-cyberattacks