Protecting the Internet of medical things: A situational crime-prevention approach

Abstract

The Internet of Things (IoT) is defined as a collection of identifiable things or nodes with the ability to communicate over wired or wireless communication media. Projections indicate that by 2020, 40% of IoT-related technology will be health related, more than any other category, making up a $117 billion market. Numerous applications such as heart rate monitors and blood pressure monitors are already in use in the IoT for medical devices and are poised to revolutionize the functioning of the healthcare industry. However, this interconnectivity leaves medical devices vulnerable to security breaches, increasing concerns that the connectivity of these medical devices will directly affect clinical care and patient safety. Therefore, the focus of this study is to identify potential security threats to the Internet of Medical Things (IoMT) devices and propose control mechanisms using the situational crime-prevention theory to reduce the likelihood and impact of such threats.

Keywords

• internet of things
• medical devices
• internet of medical things
• iomt
• situational crime prevention
• security