Cybersecurity Challenges in Healthcare

IOS Press

2022

Cyber security attacks evidence has shown that many sectors and industries are still at an insufficient level of readiness to counter these threats, including healthcare organizations and the entire healthcare industry. The COVID-19 pandemic has additionally launched the issue of cyber protection of healthcare systems and connected medical and other devices as well as modern IT components, which are often the entry point for attackers against healthcare organizations. With the aim of a systematic approach to cyber security in healthcare organizations, this article comprehensively presents cyber risks and possible consequences of attacks in the context of healthcare organization services, as well as identifies the five most important cyber security challenges and provides recommendations for establishing protection mechanisms in line with best practices.

IOS Press

Understanding Biomedical Researchers’ Expectations of Biobanks: Experience in Montenegro

Biobanks are designed to provide researchers with biological materials and associated data; however, the perspectives of their users have not been sufficiently examined. This study aims to investigate researchers’ needs, expectations, and experiences related to biobanking services. To this end, an online survey was developed to collect information on participants’ demographic characteristics, their experience in usage, and views on key aspects such as application procedures, data accessibility,...

Download 2026 Ivana Ognjanovic , Ramo Sendelj

MDPI AG

A Longitudinal Study on the Adoption of Cloud Computing in Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises in Montenegro

In recent years, small and medium enterprises worldwide have increasingly adopted digital technologies and cloud computing. The pace of this digital transition has varied across countries, and the socioeconomic conditions during the pandemic have further accelerated the digitalization of enterprises. This situation calls for an examination of the reasons, benefits, and risks associated with enterprises adopting cloud computing in different settings. Our study aimed to collect longitudinal data from...

Download 2024 Milica Daković-Tadić , Ivana Ognjanovic , Ramo Sendelj , Ines Kožuh

MDPI AG

Human-Centric Digitization in Montenegro: Progress through 17 Years of National Independence and Future Trends

Montenegro restored its national independence in 2006, and in the 17 years since then, the country has made significant progress in digital transformation, which is especially important for its accession to the European Union. In this paper, this period of 17 years of Montenegrin digital transformation is reviewed. The work aims to provide comprehensive coverage of the digitization processes across all relevant sectors, including healthcare, education, telecommunications and internet, personal and...

Download 2024 Laszlo Bokor , Lazar Scekic , Dirk Hölscher , Pavle Kovacevic , Ivana Ognjanovic , Ramo Sendelj , Nada Rakoćević , Aniko Simon , Christoph Reich , Luka Laković , ... Pogledajte sve

IOS Press

Montenegrin Digital Academic Innovation Hub: Experience in Supporting Digital Health Innovations

Montenegrin Digital Academic Innovation Hub established within Erasmus+ project DigNEST is essential institutional support for developing innovations in the field of health in academic-business cooperation and partnership. Experience of 18 months in running Hub service provides preliminary results in analysis received innovation ideas, provided support and potentials/capacities in medical informatics advancements at national, regional and global level.

Download 2024 Laszlo Bokor , Manav Madan , Nataša Šimšić , Tanja Radusinović , Nataša Žugić , Ivana Ognjanovic , Jelena Terzic , Ramo Sendelj , Nada Rakoćević , Emmanouil Zoulias , ... Pogledajte sve

IEEE

Digital Innovations Development: Causal factors and relations - A Case Study of Montenegro

Download 2024 Laszlo Bokor , Manav Madan , Tanja Radusinović , Ivana Ognjanovic , Ramo Sendelj , Nada Rakoćević , Emmanouil Zouilas , Jevto Eraković , Christoph Reich , Luka Laković , ... Pogledajte sve