Business-Oriented Security Analysis of 6G for eHealth: An Impact Assessment Approach
Following the COVID-19 outbreak, the health sector is undergoing a deep transformation that is increasingly pushing it towards the exploitation of technology, thus fostering the growth of digital health (eHealth). Cellular networks play a pivotal role in promoting the digitalization of healthcare, a...
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| description | Following the COVID-19 outbreak, the health sector is undergoing a deep transformation that is increasingly pushing it towards the exploitation of technology, thus fostering the growth of digital health (eHealth). Cellular networks play a pivotal role in promoting the digitalization of healthcare, and researchers are banking on beyond fifth-generation (B5G) and sixth-generation (6G) technologies to reach the turning point, given that, according to forecasts, 5G will not be able to meet future expectations. Security is an aspect that definitely should not be overlooked for the success of eHealth to occur. This work aims to address the security issue from a poorly explored viewpoint, namely that of economics. In this paper, we first describe the main eHealth services, highlighting the key stakeholders involved. Then, we discuss how next-generation technologies could support these services to identify possible business relationships and, therefore, to realize an innovative business-oriented security analysis. A qualitative assessment of the impact of specific security breaches in diverse business conditions is provided. Moreover, we examine a case study in order to show the effects of security attacks in a definite scenario and discuss their impact on business dynamics. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-64f4a81855a84bbd86605221ffadfc002023-11-17T23:41:27ZengMDPI AGSensors1424-82202023-04-01239422610.3390/s23094226Business-Oriented Security Analysis of 6G for eHealth: An Impact Assessment ApproachChiara Suraci0Sara Pizzi1Antonella Molinaro2Giuseppe Araniti3Department of Information Engineering, Infrastructure and Sustainable Energy (DIIES), University Mediterranea of Reggio Calabria, 89100 Reggio Calabria, ItalyDepartment of Information Engineering, Infrastructure and Sustainable Energy (DIIES), University Mediterranea of Reggio Calabria, 89100 Reggio Calabria, ItalyDepartment of Information Engineering, Infrastructure and Sustainable Energy (DIIES), University Mediterranea of Reggio Calabria, 89100 Reggio Calabria, ItalyDepartment of Information Engineering, Infrastructure and Sustainable Energy (DIIES), University Mediterranea of Reggio Calabria, 89100 Reggio Calabria, ItalyFollowing the COVID-19 outbreak, the health sector is undergoing a deep transformation that is increasingly pushing it towards the exploitation of technology, thus fostering the growth of digital health (eHealth). Cellular networks play a pivotal role in promoting the digitalization of healthcare, and researchers are banking on beyond fifth-generation (B5G) and sixth-generation (6G) technologies to reach the turning point, given that, according to forecasts, 5G will not be able to meet future expectations. Security is an aspect that definitely should not be overlooked for the success of eHealth to occur. This work aims to address the security issue from a poorly explored viewpoint, namely that of economics. In this paper, we first describe the main eHealth services, highlighting the key stakeholders involved. Then, we discuss how next-generation technologies could support these services to identify possible business relationships and, therefore, to realize an innovative business-oriented security analysis. A qualitative assessment of the impact of specific security breaches in diverse business conditions is provided. Moreover, we examine a case study in order to show the effects of security attacks in a definite scenario and discuss their impact on business dynamics.https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/23/9/4226eHealthB5G6Gsecuritybusiness relationships |
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| title | Business-Oriented Security Analysis of 6G for eHealth: An Impact Assessment Approach |
| title_full | Business-Oriented Security Analysis of 6G for eHealth: An Impact Assessment Approach |
| title_fullStr | Business-Oriented Security Analysis of 6G for eHealth: An Impact Assessment Approach |
| title_full_unstemmed | Business-Oriented Security Analysis of 6G for eHealth: An Impact Assessment Approach |
| title_short | Business-Oriented Security Analysis of 6G for eHealth: An Impact Assessment Approach |
| title_sort | business oriented security analysis of 6g for ehealth an impact assessment approach |
| topic | eHealth B5G 6G security business relationships |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/23/9/4226 |
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