Security and privacy issues in implantable medical devices: A comprehensive survey

Journal of Biomedical Informatics

Volumn 55, Issue , 2015, Pages 272-289

  Camara, Carmen ^a,b   Peris Lopez, Pedro ^a   Tapiador, Juan E ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD CARLOS III DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Implantable medical devices; M Health; Privacy; Security; Survey

Indexed keywords

DATA PRIVACY; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH RISKS; MEDICAL COMPUTING; MHEALTH; SECURITY SYSTEMS; STORAGE AS A SERVICE (STAAS); SURVEYING; SURVEYS;

COMMUNICATION CAPABILITIES; EFFICIENT TREATMENT; IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICES; IMPLANTED DEVICE; PROTECTION MECHANISMS; SECURITY; SECURITY AND PRIVACY; SECURITY AND PRIVACY ISSUES;

COMPUTER PRIVACY;

BIOSENSOR; CARDIAC IMPLANT; COMPUTER SECURITY; CONFIDENTIALITY; DECISION MAKING; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMAN; IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR; IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE; IMPLANTABLE NEUROSTIMULATOR; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MEDICAL DEVICE; PACEMAKER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVACY; REVIEW; SAFETY; TELEMETRY; DEVICE FAILURE ANALYSIS; DEVICE SAFETY; DEVICES; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PROCEDURES; PROSTHESES AND ORTHOSES;

COMPUTER SECURITY; CONFIDENTIALITY; EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; EQUIPMENT SAFETY; PATIENT SAFETY; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84930705771     PISSN: 15320464     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbi.2015.04.007     Document Type: Review

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