Development of secure medical database systems

Abstract

Security is an important issue directly related to the quality and effectiveness of medical care. Database security in particular plays a significant role in the overall security of medical information systems and networks. The general framework and requirements for medical database security and the major secure database development methodologies are discussed briefly. An experimental implementation which aims to improve medical database security is then presented and discussed. An important characteristic of this development is that mandatory security controls are used additionally to the discretional ones in order to enhance database security.