Overview of the Threat Landscape
Abstract
To understand how threats affect healthcare systems, it is essential to define several core terms used throughout cybersecurity: vulnerability, threat, risk, exploit, mitigation, and patching. These concepts form the basis for how healthcare organizations identify weaknesses, assess exposure, and prioritize actions to defend their systems and data.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Information and Cyber Security
Thoreau and American Literature
Electronic Health Records Systems
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Productivity Press eBooks
- Pages
- 25–48
- Publication date
- 25 February 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Book chapter