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Информационната сигурност на лечебните заведения в България
Information Security of Hospitals in Bulgaria

Author(s): Veselin Popov, Petia Emilova, Iskren Tairov, Vladislav Vasilev
Subject(s): Economy, Business Economy / Management
Published by: Стопанска академия »Д. А. Ценов«
Keywords: information security; hospitals; security model

Summary/Abstract: The relevance of this study is determined by the increasing requirements of and threats to the information security of healthcare facilities. The aim of the study is to investigate the state of information security of hospitals in Bulgaria and to define the concept of the model for information security. The following tasks are solved: studying the state of information security of hospitals in Bulgaria and opportunities for improvements; highlighting the good practices; analysing the capability of new technologies. On this basis, a concept for an information security model is developed, taking into account the features of Bulgarian hospitals. The research thesis, which is defended, is that threats and information security requirements have been steadily increasing. This requires precautionary measures and a high level of security and protection of data and services, as well as business continuity and is particular important to hospitals that collect, store and process personal data and health data of their patients. The information security level can be increased by applying an information security model. The studies have analysed the state of information security of medical establishments in Bulgaria and defined a concept for an information security model based on: good practices; following the recommendations for technical implementation required by the GDPR; accounting for the principle of protection levels.

  • Issue Year: 28/2020
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 211-242
  • Page Count: 32
  • Language: Bulgarian