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Protecting Healthcare from Cyber Threats: Integrating Behavioral Insights into Cybersecurity Strategies

2025-10-30

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Cybersecurity breaches in healthcare often stem from human-factor vulnerabilities such as phishing, social engineering, and policy non-compliance. Despite evolving technical defenses, behavioral risk remains a critical gap. This study uses Protection Motivation Theory (PMT) to examine how healthcare cybersecurity professionals perceive and address these threats. Semi-structured interviews with ten professionals re...

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Literature Corpus work: 1682baf3-af35-514e-b4f1-70b1350a428d
DOI: 10.20944/preprints202510.2418.v1

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