Sociotechnical Cybersecurity Framework for Securing Health Care From Vulnerabilities and Cyberattacks: Scoping Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The vulnerability of health care systems to cyberattacks and breaches of health information is on the rise worldwide. Considering the increasing rate of reported cyber incidents and the risks they pose to patient safety, privacy, and financial losses, there is a need to examine the way cybersecurity is conceptualized in health care organizations, taking into account technology, processes, and humans.

Objective

This study examined the dynamics of the factors of vulnerabilities and cyberattacks in the context of sociotechnical systems theory underlying the relationships among humans, technology, and processes. It developed a conceptual sociotechnical cybersecurity framework for preventing vulnerabilities and responding to cyberattacks and threats in health care syst

SUBMITTER: Ewoh P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12572753 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature