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EFLM Task Force Preparation of Labs for Emergencies (TF-PLE) recommendations for reinforcing cyber-security and managing cyber-attacks in medical laboratories

Published:2024-07-17 Issue: Volume: Page:
ISSN:1434-6621
Container-title:Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (CCLM)
language:en
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Author:

Lippi Giuseppe¹^ORCID,Akhvlediani Salome²,Cadamuro Janne³^ORCID,Danese Elisa¹^ORCID,García de Guadiana Romualdo Luis⁴^ORCID,Delacour Herve⁵,Favaloro Emmanuel J.⁶^ORCID,Favresse Julien⁷,Henry Brandon M.⁸,Jovicic Snezana⁹,Kütt Marge¹⁰,Moreno y Banuls Laetitia¹¹,Ozben Tomris¹²,Peretz Avi¹³,Perovic Antonija¹⁴^ORCID,Thachil Jecko¹⁵,Yucel Dogan¹⁶,Plebani Mario¹⁷^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Section of Clinical Biochemistry , 19051 University of Verona , Verona , Italy

2. Department of Clinical Laboratory and Microbiology , Acad. O. Gudushauri National Medical Center , Tbilisi , Georgia

3. Department of Laboratory Medicine, University Hospital Salzburg , Paracelsus Medical University , Salzburg , Austria

4. Laboratory Medicine Department , University Hospital Santa Lucía , Cartagena , Spain

5. Department of Laboratory Medicine , Begin Military Teaching Hospital , Saint-Mandé , France

6. Haematology, NSW Health Pathology, Sydney Centres for Thrombosis and Haemostasis, ICPMR , Westmead Hospital , Sydney , Australia

7. Services of Clinical Biology , Clinic Saint-Luc , Bouge , Belgium

8. Clinical Laboratory, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension , Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center , Cincinnati , OH , USA

9. Department for Medical Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy , University of Belgrade , Belgrade , Serbia

10. Laboratory of Diagnostics Division , North Estonia Medical Centre Foundation , Talinn , Estonia

11. Department of Laboratory Medicine , CHU UCL Namur , Yvoir , Belgium

12. Department of Medical Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine , Akdeniz University , Antalya , Türkiye

13. The Clinical Microbiology Laboratory, Tzafon Medical Center, Affiliated With Azrieli Faculty of Medicine , Bar Ilan University , Safed , Israel

14. Medical Biochemistry Laboratory , Health Care Institution Glavić , Dubrovnik , Croatia

15. Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP) Clinic, Haematology Department , Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust – Manchester Royal Infirmary , Manchester , UK

16. Department of Medical Biochemistry , Lokman Hekim University , Ankara , Türkiye

17. Department of Medicine , University of Padova , Padova , Italy

Abstract

Abstract The healthcare systems are a prime target for cyber-attacks due to the sensitive nature of the information combined with the essential need for continuity of care. Medical laboratories are particularly vulnerable to cyber-attacks for a number of reasons, including the high level of information technology (IT), computerization and digitization. Based on reliable and widespread evidence that medical laboratories may be inadequately prepared for cyber-terrorism, a panel of experts of the Task Force Preparation of Labs for Emergencies (TF-PLE) of the European Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (EFLM) has recognized the need to provide some general guidance that could help medical laboratories to be less vulnerable and better prepared for the dramatic circumstance of a disruptive cyber-attack, issuing a number of consensus recommendations, which are summarized and described in this opinion paper.

Publisher

Walter de Gruyter GmbH

Link

https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/cclm-2024-0803/pdf

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