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Human-Centric Cybersecurity in Healthcare: Bridging the Gap Between Awareness and Action
Subject area: Science,Engineering and Technology · Area of research: Artificial Intelligence
Abstract
The healthcare industry now recognizes cybersecurity as an issue which extends beyond technological defenses because it combines social and technical dimensions. The deployment of advanced security measures within hospitals fails to eliminate human mistake as a fundamental risk factor in high-risk medical environments. Scientists examine three domains of factors that influence healthcare staff performance in secure practices. The research implements Protection Motivation Theory and Theory of Planned Behavior to assess cognitive obstacles such as risk evaluation together with environmental challenges from inadequate UX design and time stress and cultural mismatches. Empirical studies show that researchers have identified a need for better assessment methods of long-term behavior change while developing interventions tailored to healthcare workflows. The proposed intervention framework consists of four levels which include behavioral nudges, gamified training, user-centered design and organizational change strategies for developing a security-first culture. The method considers human needs to overcome gaps between patient understanding and daily practice while establishing lasting safe practices in medical facilities.
Keywords
Cybersecurity awareness, healthcare security, human factors, behavior change, user-centered design, organizational culture, cognitive barriers, cybersecurity training, healthcare IT, secure usability.
How to cite this paper
@article{1708313,
author = {Eniola Akinola Odedina, Adetayo Abraham-Adeyemo},
title = {Human-Centric Cybersecurity in Healthcare: Bridging the Gap Between Awareness and Action},
journal = {Iconic Research And Engineering Journals},
year = {2024},
volume = {8},
number = {3},
pages = {914-927},
issn = {2456-8880},
url = {https://www.irejournals.com/formatedpaper/1708313.pdf},
abstract = {The healthcare industry now recognizes cybersecurity as an issue which extends beyond technological defenses because it combines social and technical dimensions. The deployment of advanced security measures within hospitals fails to eliminate human mistake as a fundamental risk factor in high-risk medical environments. Scientists examine three domains of factors that influence healthcare staff performance in secure practices. The research implements Protection Motivation Theory and Theory of Planned Behavior to assess cognitive obstacles such as risk evaluation together with environmental challenges from inadequate UX design and time stress and cultural mismatches. Empirical studies show that researchers have identified a need for better assessment methods of long-term behavior change while developing interventions tailored to healthcare workflows. The proposed intervention framework consists of four levels which include behavioral nudges, gamified training, user-centered design and organizational change strategies for developing a security-first culture. The method considers human needs to overcome gaps between patient understanding and daily practice while establishing lasting safe practices in medical facilities.},
keywords = {Cybersecurity awareness, healthcare security, human factors, behavior change, user-centered design, organizational culture, cognitive barriers, cybersecurity training, healthcare IT, secure usability.},
month = {September},
}