22. Cybercare—Role of Cyber Security in Healthcare Industry

The Internet of Things (IoT) is the trend that designs the next generation technologies with the capability to impact the entire spectrum of business. It conceptualizes connection with anyone at any time with anything through any network at anyplace to serve any service. It can be defined as the interconnection of unique smart devices, services and systems. With IoT at play, automation is achievable in any field. The IoT offers wide range of ‘smart’ solutions such as smart cities, smart homes, smart retail, smart banking, smart manufacturing and smart health care. This paper gives an overview on healthcare industry, identifies the primary stakeholders of the ecosystem, discusses the current challenges faced by the industry because of digitization and IoT devices and also suggests preventive measures.