The Handbook Of Information Security For Advanced Neuroprosthetics

How does one ensure information security for a computer that is entangled with the structures and processes of a human brain - and for the human mind that is interconnected with such a device? The need to provide information security for neuroprosthetic devices grows more pressing as increasing numbers of people utilize therapeutic technologies such as cochlear implants, retinal prostheses, robotic prosthetic limbs, and deep brain stimulation devices. Moreover, emerging neuroprosthetic technologies for human enhancement are expected to increasingly transform their human users' sensory, motor, and cognitive capacities in ways that generate new 'posthumanized' sociotechnological realities. In this context, it is essential not only to ensure the information security of such neuroprostheses themselves but - more importantly - to ensure the psychological and physical health, autonomy, and personal identity of the human beings whose cognitive processes are inextricably linked with such devices. InfoSec practitioners must not only guard against threats to the confidentiality and integrity of data stored within a neuroprosthetic device's internal memory; they must also guard against threats to the confidentiality and integrity of thoughts, memories, and desires existing within the mind the of the device's human host. This revised edition of The Handbook of Information Security for Advanced Neuroprosthetics provides an introduction to contemporary neuroprosthetics and anticipated trends in the field, along with an introduction to principles of information security and analysis of how they must be re-envisioned to address the unique challenges posed by advanced neuroprosthetics. A cognitional security framework is presented whose security goals are designed to protect a device's human host in his or her roles as a sapient metavolitional agent, embodied embedded organism, and social and economic actor. Consideration is given to InfoSec responsibilities and roles within an organization and to the application of preventive, detective, and corrective or compensating security controls to neuroprostheses, their host-device systems, and the larger supersystems in which they operate. Finally, it is shown that while implantable neuroprostheses create new security vulnerabilities and risks, they may also serve to enhance the information security of some types of human hosts (such as those experiencing certain neurological conditions).

• | Author: Matthew E. Gladden
• | Publisher: Synthypnion Academic
• | Publication Date: Mar 01, 2017
• | Number of Pages: 324 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover
• | ISBN-10: 1944373098
• | ISBN-13: 9781944373092