Security Protocols for Internet of Medical Things

Abstract

As the world is moving towards digitization, the widespread use of Information newlineand Communication Technology (ICT) has brought revolutionary changes in every newlinesphere of life. ICT has definitely changed how individuals work, communicate, newlinelearn and live. The Internet of Things (IoT) is a powerful integration of these ICT newlinetechnologies with the physical objects i.e., thingsquot inserted with sensors (smart newlineobjects), software, and other technologies for connecting and exchanging data with newlineother devices and systems over the Internet. An IoT device can be smart or any newlineelectronic device from wearable to hardware devices with a wide range of applications newlinein many areas of society like smart homes, smart city, smart grid, smart farming, newlinesmart retail, smart supply chain, connected healthcare, transportation, industries newlineand many more. newlineInternet of Medical Things (IoMT) is one such realistic application of IoT in newlinehealthcare domain, which provides an opportunity to evolve the existing healthcare newlinesystem and provide better healthcare services and quality life to the patients. It provides newlinereal time healthcare services, assistance and caregiving to patients and elderly newlinepeople through Internet enabled smart devices. At present, Coronavirus disease newline(COVID-19) has also accelerated the need and growth for remote patient care due newlineto limited resources and medical facilities in contrast to the massive requirement newlineof these medical facilities and services round the globe and thus plays a vital role newlinein shifting the existing healthcare towards remote healthcare. Despite the advancement newlinein healthcare sector and obvious benefits it provides by integrating it with newlineIoT and channelizing the entire communicating over the Internet. It opens a way newlinefor the potential security attacks to the ongoing IoMT communication where the newlineadversaries can get unauthorised access to the personal, confidential and sensitive newlinehealth related information that can be utilised for malicious purposes. For example, newlinereplay, man-in-the-middle, impersonation, secret credentials