The challenges of connecting IT and OT in medical technical equipment Passed
Wednesday May 24, 2023 14:00 - 14:30 A6
Lecturer: Sokratis Katsikas
Track: Information security
The current trend of automation and data exchange in healthcare, through the development, use and integration of cyber-physical systems such as medical devices, the Internet of medical things, cloud computing, artificial intelligence and other enabling technologies is expected to bring tremendous benefits, including improved productivity and efficiency, better flexibility and agility, and increased quality of care. However, it also comes with increased cybersecurity risks, many of which derive from the integration of information technology and operational technology. Thus, as in all cases of a major shift in computing paradigms, a number of cybersecurity challenges arise, that cannot be addressed by simply porting solutions from other domains. In this talk a brief overview of such challenges, and current best practices for addressing them, as well as open issues will be provided. Realistic attack scenarios will be used as examples to discuss the possible impact of the attack; ease of detection; risk of cascade effects; assets likely to be affected; stakeholders involved; security measures to prevent such attacks; handling the incident.
Topic
Data och Information Security, Cybersecurity
Language
English
Seminar type
Pre-recorded + On-site
Objective of lecture
Inspiration
Level of knowledge
Intermediate
Target audience
Management/decision makers
Politicians
Organizational development
Technicians/IT/Developers
Researchers
Students
Care professionals
Healthcare professionals
Patient/user organizations
Keyword
Actual examples (good/bad)
Benefits/effects
Innovation/research
Patient safety
Information security
Usability
Conference
Vitalis
Lecturers
Sokratis Katsikas Lecturer
Professor
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Sokratis K. Katsikas was born in Athens, Greece, in 1960. He is the Director of the Norwegian Centre for Cybersecurity in Critical Sectors and Professor with the Department of Information Security and Communication Technology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway. He is also Professor Emeritus of the Department of Digital Systems, University of Piraeus, Greece. In 2019 we was awarded a Doctorate Honoris Causa from the Department of Production and Management Engineering, Democritus University of Thrace, Greece. In 2021 he was ranked 7th in the security professionals category of the IFSEC “Global influencers in security and fire” list. He has authored or co-authored more than 300 journal papers, book chapters and conference proceedings papers. He is serving on the editorial board of several scientific journals, he has co-authored/edited 46 books and conference proceedings and has served on/chaired the technical programme committee of more than 800 international scientific conferences. He chairs the Steering Committee of the ESORICS Conference and he is the Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Information Security (Springer).