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Is blockchain for internet of medical things a panacea for COVID-19 pandemic?

- Li, Xuran, Tao, Bishenghui, Dai, Hong-Ning, Imran, Muhammad, Wan, Dehuan, Li, Dengwang

  • Authors: Li, Xuran , Tao, Bishenghui , Dai, Hong-Ning , Imran, Muhammad , Wan, Dehuan , Li, Dengwang
  • Date: 2021
  • Type: Text , Journal article
  • Relation: Pervasive and Mobile Computing Vol. 75, no. (2021), p.
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  • Description: The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has deeply influenced the lifestyle of the general public and the healthcare system of the society. As a promising approach to address the emerging challenges caused by the epidemic of infectious diseases like COVID-19, Internet of Medical Things (IoMT) deployed in hospitals, clinics, and healthcare centers can save the diagnosis time and improve the efficiency of medical resources though privacy and security concerns of IoMT stall the wide adoption. In order to tackle the privacy, security, and interoperability issues of IoMT, we propose a framework of blockchain-enabled IoMT by introducing blockchain to incumbent IoMT systems. In this paper, we review the benefits of this architecture and illustrate the opportunities brought by blockchain-enabled IoMT. We also provide use cases of blockchain-enabled IoMT on fighting against the COVID-19 pandemic, including the prevention of infectious diseases, location sharing and contact tracing, and the supply chain of injectable medicines. We also outline future work in this area. © 2021 Elsevier B.V.

Have you been a victim of COVID-19-related cyber incidents? Survey, taxonomy, and mitigation strategies

- Hakak, Saqib, Khan, Wazir, Imran, Muhammad, Choo, Kim-Kwang, Shoaib, Muhammad

  • Authors: Hakak, Saqib , Khan, Wazir , Imran, Muhammad , Choo, Kim-Kwang , Shoaib, Muhammad
  • Date: 2020
  • Type: Text , Journal article
  • Relation: IEEE Access Vol. 8, no. (2020), p. 124134-124144
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  • Description: Cybercriminals are constantly on the lookout for new attack vectors, and the recent COVID-19 pandemic is no exception. For example, social distancing measures have resulted in travel bans, lockdowns, and stay-at-home orders, consequently increasing the reliance on information and communications technologies, such as Zoom. Cybercriminals have also attempted to exploit the pandemic to facilitate a broad range of malicious activities, such as attempting to take over videoconferencing platforms used in online meetings/educational activities, information theft, and other fraudulent activities. This study briefly reviews some of the malicious cyber activities associated with COVID-19 and the potential mitigation solutions. We also propose an attack taxonomy, which (optimistically) will help guide future risk management and mitigation responses. © 2013 IEEE.
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