Systems and methods for preventing an attack on healthcare data processing resources in a hospital information system
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Abstract
A system comprising a switching entity disposed between healthcare data processing resources and non-healthcare data processing resources. The switching entity is capable of operation in a first state in which an end user device is communicatively coupled to the healthcare data processing resources to support a healthcare session and a second state in which the end user device is communicatively coupled to the non-healthcare data processing resources to support a non-healthcare session. If the authentication request message is received while the switching entity is operating in the second state and a particular non-healthcare session is in progress, and the selected authentication entity is the healthcare authentication entity, initiating a memory purge at the end user device. Attacks on the healthcare data processing resources, both from the non-healthcare resources directly and via the end user device, are thus prevented.
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62 Claims
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40. An access controller, disposed between healthcare data processing resources and non-healthcare data processing resources, and connectable to an end user device via a communication link, the access controller comprising:
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a switching entity capable of operation in a first state in which the end user device is communicatively coupled to the healthcare data processing resources to support a healthcare session and a second state in which the end user device is communicatively coupled to the non-healthcare data processing resources to support a non-healthcare session; and a control entity for controlling the state in which the switching entity operates. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57)
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58. (canceled)
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60. A computer-readable storage medium containing a program element for execution by a computing device to implement an access controller, said access controller including:
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a switching entity capable of operation in a first state in which an end user device is communicatively coupled to healthcare data processing resources to support a healthcare session and a second state in which the end user device is communicatively coupled to non-healthcare data processing resources to support a non-healthcare session; and a control entity for controlling the state in which the switching entity operates. - View Dependent Claims (61)
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