Threats to Health Security in the Internet

Abstract

The aim of the article is to present threats in the health security system which originate from the use of the Internet. The development of the new technologies as well as the widespread availability of mobile devices and information makes these types of threats an important issue which receives a lot of coverage in the current social reality. The constantly increasing number of Internet users also generates a change in the model of the unit’s operation in both the professional and private areas. Being off line is virtually impossible. We spend time searching, talking or dealing with most things in the Internet, and consequently we spend more time in front of computers. This creates conditions for the development of threats that directly affect our health and safety. Internet users may become victims of criminal activity as a result of ill-advised use of the computer and the Internet. The number, type and power of threats to health security, in the same way as cyberspace, is virtually unlimited and is not subject to full control.