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SWOT Analysis of Information Security and Cybersecurity in Croatian Healthcare Institutions
Hrvoje Belani
orcid.org/0000-0003-1392-7502
; Ministry of Health, Directorate for e-Health, Zagreb, Croatia
Josipa Kern
orcid.org/0000-0002-0896-3018
; University of Zagreb, School of Medicine, Zagreb, Croatia
Nikola Protrka
orcid.org/0000-0003-0840-3536
; Ministry of Interior, Police Academy – Zagreb Police College, Zagreb, Croatia
Kristina Fišter
orcid.org/0000-0002-5160-4694
; University of Zagreb, School of Medicine, Zagreb, Croatia
Mira Hercigonja-Szekeres
; University of Applied Sciences Hrvatsko Zagorje Krapina, Department for Informatics, Krapina, Croatia
Abstract
SWOT analysis is a strategic planning technique that can be used to define the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats at health facilities to provide a clear overview of critical indicators crucial to the performance and overall success of their operations and business activities. The aim of this paper is to assess the state of information security and cybersecurity in Croatian healthcare institutions, including health centres and hospitals, based on publicly available information and awareness of the authors. The SWOT analysis is conducted without mentioning individual healthcare institutions, but transparently shows the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats that include information security and cybersecurity of various healthcare institutions in Croatia, taking into account the fact that many SWOT items are common to many institutions. This paper aims to provide an expert contribution that will be the basis for further elaboration of the strategy for raising the level of information security and cybersecurity in Croatian healthcare institutions. The results show equal presence of all elements, with the potential to reduce all weaknesses and threats.
Keywords
information security; cybersecurity; SWOT analysis; healthcare; NIS directive
Hrčak ID:
273451
URI
Publication date:
3.3.2022.
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