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Other security threats to clinical information

In addition to the threats to the confidentiality of clinical information, its integrity and availability may also be at risk in computer systems, and often in ways which are not immediately obvious.

For all these reasons, the confidentiality and integrity properties of clinical systems should not be considered in isolation from each other.



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Ross Anderson
Fri Jan 12 10:49:45 GMT 1996