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DOI: 10.24075/medet.2026.009
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REVIEW

Information security in healthcare: modern threats and protection methods

Sokolova OV1 , Zheltkevich OV1 , Kalabekova SV2
About authors

1 Yaroslavl State Medical University, Yaroslavl, Russia

2 North Caucasus State Academy, Cherkessk, Russia

Correspondence should be addressed: Olga V. Sokolova
Revolutsionnaya Str., 5, Yaroslavl, 150014, Russia; ur.xednay@392avos

Received: 2026-04-10 Accepted: 2026-04-15 Published online: 2026-04-27
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