Cybersecurity threat in cloud computing in the Finnish healthcare sector : a case study in the Finnish healthcare
Ntangee, Joy (2025)
2025
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Cloud computing has become one of the most important parts of Finland’s healthcare sector, enhancing the service and data accessibility. Most platforms like My Kanta Services have enabled secure sharing of health information and electronic health records. However, even though this is good it has exposed the healthcare sector to cybersecurity threats that can compromised patient data, system availability, and the General Protection Regulation (GDPR).
This study focuses most on cybersecurity risks associated with cloud computing in Finnish healthcare, patients' safety, legal compliance, and organisational trust. A theory based and case study approach were employed.
Vastaaamo data breach 2020, was the major case study which focus on vulnerabilities in data protection and incident response with the Finnish Healthcare system.
This case study analysis identified data breaches, insider threats, and ransomware as common risks. Even with Finland's advancement in digital health, cybersecurity threats are uneven throughout the institutions.
This study concludes that to reduce the level of cybersecurity threat in Finnish healthcare it requires technical and organisational measures which include multi factor authentication, staff training, strong encryption, and regular compliance audits.
Finnish Healthcare can strengthen its cloud-based system against cyber-attacks by implementing these strategies while maintaining the confidentiality and integrity with patients and the patient data.
This study focuses most on cybersecurity risks associated with cloud computing in Finnish healthcare, patients' safety, legal compliance, and organisational trust. A theory based and case study approach were employed.
Vastaaamo data breach 2020, was the major case study which focus on vulnerabilities in data protection and incident response with the Finnish Healthcare system.
This case study analysis identified data breaches, insider threats, and ransomware as common risks. Even with Finland's advancement in digital health, cybersecurity threats are uneven throughout the institutions.
This study concludes that to reduce the level of cybersecurity threat in Finnish healthcare it requires technical and organisational measures which include multi factor authentication, staff training, strong encryption, and regular compliance audits.
Finnish Healthcare can strengthen its cloud-based system against cyber-attacks by implementing these strategies while maintaining the confidentiality and integrity with patients and the patient data.