Mobile health and its security in the face cyber attacks

Background: Today, mobile phones are used to be as useful tools in medicine, but the risks of using them have been always an important concern of doctors and the medical community. The aim of this study is to evaluate mobile devices risks of being attacked in cyberspace and how to deal with them. Objectives: As we know, mobile phones and other portable electronic devices, including laptops, tablets, and ... are always one of the favorite targets for small theft. In addition to the financial value of them, they are good choices for online thieves and hackers to access medical databases and IT systems in the medical community. In this work, the author studies the risks of mhealth and the ways to deal with them. These approaches include strong encryption on mobile health systems and a distrust of the links in the unknown email. Materials/Patients and Methods: This study is a review- analysis based on the library sources and online articles. Data were collected using the resources available in PubMed-Medline, Springer, Magiran and the Journal of Medical Internet Research. The results of the most common health risks were developed as an analytical method. Results: The results showed that Medjacking attacker or attackers to devices used in mobile health not only endanger the patient s health but also they are a threat to the security of information systems used in hospitals or health systems. The best approach to handle such a problem can be choosing a strong password on the mobile device and using tools such as URL X-ray to open the contents of the emails. Conclusion: However, vast use of mobile devices in mhealth increases the risk of virtual attack, but using a proper security system installed on the device can avoid this danger.