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Accepted for/Published in: JMIRx Med

Date Submitted: Jun 4, 2020
Open Peer Review Period: Jun 4, 2020 - Jul 20, 2020
Date Accepted: Mar 8, 2021
Date Submitted to PubMed: Aug 4, 2023
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The final, peer-reviewed published version of this preprint can be found here:

COVID-19 and Cybersecurity: Finally, an Opportunity to Disrupt?

Ferreira A, Cruz-Correia R

COVID-19 and Cybersecurity: Finally, an Opportunity to Disrupt?

JMIRx Med 2021;2(2):e21069

DOI: 10.2196/21069

PMID: 34032816

PMCID: 8104279

COVID-19 and cybersecurity: finally, an opportunity to disrupt?

  • Ana Ferreira; 
  • Ricardo Cruz-Correia

ABSTRACT

COVID-19 has challenged cybersecurity to the ultimate need of guarantying human’s privacy and security. Although personal and sensitive health data are needed to better know, detect and control the disease, many related cybersecurity challenges and vulnerabilities need further analysis and proper discussion. The aim of this viewpoint is to expose, as well as increase awareness and discussion of COVID-19 consequences to cybersecurity and healthcare. This work focuses on issues already tackled by the literature but mainly identifies new ones, the authors believe must be thoroughly discussed and addressed.


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Please cite as:

Ferreira A, Cruz-Correia R

COVID-19 and Cybersecurity: Finally, an Opportunity to Disrupt?

JMIRx Med 2021;2(2):e21069

DOI: 10.2196/21069

PMID: 34032816

PMCID: 8104279

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