Blockchain-Assisted Cybersecurity for the Internet of Medical Things in the Healthcare Industry

The Internet of Medical Things (IoMT) plays an important role in strengthening sustainable healthcare systems. IoMT significantly influences our healthcare because it facilitates monitoring and checking patient medical information before transferring the data to a cloud network for future use. The I...

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Published inElectronics (Basel) Vol. 12; no. 8; p. 1801
Main Authors Alkatheiri, Mohammed Saeed, Alghamdi, Ahmed S
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Basel MDPI AG 01.04.2023
Subjects
Access control
Blockchain
Collaboration
Control algorithms
Cryptography
Cybercrime
Cybersecurity
Data encryption
Data exchange
Data integrity
Data security
Digital signatures
Health care
Health care industry
Internet
Internet of medical things
Medical care
Medical personnel
Network latency
Nursing homes
Privacy
Saudi Arabia
Sensors
Technology application
Saudi Arabia
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Summary:The Internet of Medical Things (IoMT) plays an important role in strengthening sustainable healthcare systems. IoMT significantly influences our healthcare because it facilitates monitoring and checking patient medical information before transferring the data to a cloud network for future use. The IoMT is a big-data platform which is growing rapidly, so it is critical to maintain all data safely and securely. In this study, Blockchain-Assisted Cybersecurity (BCCS) for the IoMT in the healthcare industry is proposed. Blockchain is a decentralized digital ledger that allows end-to-end communication and provides interaction between untrustworthy persons. BCCS uses a conventional in-depth approach and blockchain to create a procedure for collecting medical information from the IoMT and integrated devices. The proposed system utilizes blockchain to record and extract the accumulated information in a secure and distributed manner within a closed environment suitable for healthcare professionals, such as nursing homes, hospitals, and the healthcare industry where data exchange is needed. The experimental outcomes show that the proposed system has a high security rate of 99.8% and the lowest latency rate of 4.3% compared to traditional approaches. In all, the reliability of the proposed system gives the highest rate of 99.4%.
ISSN:2079-9292
2079-9292
DOI:10.3390/electronics12081801