EFLM Task Force Preparation of Labs for Emergencies (TF-PLE) recommendations for reinforcing cyber-security and managing cyber-attacks in medical laboratories

Giuseppe Lippi; Salome Akhvlediani; Janne Cadamuro; Elisa Danese; Luis Garcia De Guadiana Romualdo; Herve Delacour; Emmanuel J Favaloro; Julien Favresse; Brandon M Henry; Snezana Jovicic; Marge Kutt; Laetitia Moreno Y Banuls; Tomris Ozben; Avi Peretz; Antonija Perovic; Jecko Thachil; Dogan Yucel; Mario Plebani

doi:10.1515/cclm-2024-0803

EFLM Task Force Preparation of Labs for Emergencies (TF-PLE) recommendations for reinforcing cyber-security and managing cyber-attacks in medical laboratories

Giuseppe Lippi
, Salome Akhvlediani
, Janne Cadamuro
, Elisa Danese
, Luis Garcia De Guadiana Romualdo
, Herve Delacour
, Emmanuel J Favaloro
, Julien Favresse
, Brandon M Henry
, Snezana Jovicic
, Marge Kutt
, Laetitia Moreno Y Banuls
, Tomris Ozben
, Avi Peretz
, Antonija Perovic
, Jecko Thachil
, Dogan Yucel
, Mario Plebani

University of Verona
Acad. O. Gudushauri National Medical Centre, Tbilisi
University Hospital Salzburg
University Hospital Santa Lucia, Cartagena
Begin Military Teaching Hospital, Saint-Mande
Westmead Hospital
Clinic Saint-Luc, Bouge, Belgium
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
University of Belgrade
North Estonia Medical Centre Foundation, Talinn
CHU UCL Namur, Yvoir
Akdeniz University
Bar-Ilan University
Health Care Institution Glavic, Dubrovnik
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
Lokman Hekim University, Ankara
University of Padova

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The healthcare systems are a prime target for cyber-attacks due to the sensitive nature of the information combined with the essential need for continuity of care. Medical laboratories are particularly vulnerable to cyber-attacks for a number of reasons, including the high level of information technology (IT), computerization and digitization. Based on reliable and widespread evidence that medical laboratories may be inadequately prepared for cyber-terrorism, a panel of experts of the Task Force Preparation of Labs for Emergencies (TF-PLE) of the European Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (EFLM) has recognized the need to provide some general guidance that could help medical laboratories to be less vulnerable and better prepared for the dramatic circumstance of a disruptive cyber-attack, issuing a number of consensus recommendations, which are summarized and described in this opinion paper.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	27-34
Number of pages	8
Journal	Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine
Volume	63
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1515/cclm-2024-0803
Publication status	Published - 17 Jul 2024

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Lippi, G., Akhvlediani, S., Cadamuro, J., Danese, E., De Guadiana Romualdo, L. G., Delacour, H., Favaloro, E. J., Favresse, J., Henry, B. M., Jovicic, S., Kutt, M., Banuls, L. M. Y., Ozben, T., Peretz, A., Perovic, A., Thachil, J., Yucel, D., & Plebani, M. (2024). EFLM Task Force Preparation of Labs for Emergencies (TF-PLE) recommendations for reinforcing cyber-security and managing cyber-attacks in medical laboratories. Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, 63(1), 27-34. https://doi.org/10.1515/cclm-2024-0803

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EFLM Task Force Preparation of Labs for Emergencies (TF-PLE) recommendations for reinforcing cyber-security and managing cyber-attacks in medical laboratories. / Lippi, Giuseppe; Akhvlediani, Salome; Cadamuro, Janne et al.
In: Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, Vol. 63, No. 1, 17.07.2024, p. 27-34.

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