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An Architecture to Improve the Security of Cloud Computing in the Healthcare Sector

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Technology plays a vast role in all aspects of our lives. In every business, technology is helpful to fulfill the needs of the customers. Cloud computing is a technology that satisfies the demand for dynamic resources and makes it easier for jobs to work on all platforms. Cloud computing platforms on the internet provide rapid access with pay-as-you-go pricing. Many business organizations have deployed their data either fully or partially on a cloud platform. A healthcare cloud is a platform where one can easily find hospitals, doctors, clinics, pharmacies, etc. While one face of this cloud is quite beneficial, the other face is challenging because of security issues. The data are stored somewhere else; hence, they can be an attractive target for cybercriminals. This chapter provides an introduction to cloud computing and the healthcare cloud. Subsequently, security issues in cloud computing, especially in the context of the healthcare cloud, are introduced. Finally, some methods to improve cloud security for healthcare are discussed along with our proposed architecture.

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Altowaijri, S.M. (2020). An Architecture to Improve the Security of Cloud Computing in the Healthcare Sector. In: Mehmood, R., See, S., Katib, I., Chlamtac, I. (eds) Smart Infrastructure and Applications. EAI/Springer Innovations in Communication and Computing. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-13705-2_10

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