Vulnerability Analysis in Medical Grade OT Equipment at the SOLCA Nucleus Hospital in Quito

Authors

  • Gerardo Iván Cajamarca Méndez Instituto Superior Tecnológico Rumiñahui-ISTER
  • Mario Giovanny Ron Gavi Instituto Tecnológico Universitario Rumiñahui-ISTER
  • María Gabriela Vera Instituto Tecnológico Universitario Rumiñahui-ISTER
  • María Karina Alvarado Figueroa Instituto Tecnológico Universitario Rumiñahui-ISTER
  • Bryan Alexander Cajamarca Albán Universidad Central del Ecuador -UCE

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29166/ingenio.v7i1.5935

Keywords:

OT Equipment, SOLCA, health, information security, Tenable OT, Vulnerabilities, informatics risk

Abstract

The importance of the information security contained in the medical equipment of a Hospital System (HS) is crucial for monitoring the patient's health status. The HS relies on increasingly technologically advanced equipment due to the scope of the results; these are connected to the HS network. Without proper control in administration, they can be vulnerable to cyberattacks, disrupting the normal functioning of the hospital network and compromising a patient's medical history, endangering their health. The medical interest arises in protecting the Operational Technology (OT) equipment, which supports real-time industrial and critical processes within an HS, in order to safeguard patient information. Hospital Solca Quito will conduct a vulnerability analysis using the Tenable OT tool, identifying assets, risks, and immediate actions, enabling working in a secure way.

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Author Biographies

Gerardo Iván Cajamarca Méndez , Instituto Superior Tecnológico Rumiñahui-ISTER

Instituto Superior Tecnológico Rumiñahui

Área de Especilización: Evaluación y Auditoría de Sistemas Tecnológicos

gerardoc155@hotmail.com

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7925-7199

Mario Giovanny Ron Gavi, Instituto Tecnológico Universitario Rumiñahui-ISTER

Instituto Tecnológico Universitario Rumiñahui

Área de Especialización: Evaluación y Auditoría de Sistemas Tecnológicos

mario.ron@ister.edu.ec ; mario.ron@solcaquito.org.ec ; giovaron@gmail.com

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0480-7496

María Gabriela Vera, Instituto Tecnológico Universitario Rumiñahui-ISTER

Instituto Tecnológico Universitario Rumiñahui

Área de Especialización: Educación Técnica

mariagabriela.vera@ister.edu.ec

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0635-7767

 

María Karina Alvarado Figueroa, Instituto Tecnológico Universitario Rumiñahui-ISTER

Instituto Tecnológico Universitario Rumiñahui

Área de Especialización: Redes y Seguridad Informática

maria.alvarado@ister.edu.ec

https://orcid.org/0009-0007-8324-8317

Bryan Alexander Cajamarca Albán, Universidad Central del Ecuador -UCE

Universidad Central del Ecuador

Área de Especialización: Sistemas de Información

bacajamarcaa@uce.edu.ec

https://orcid.org/0009-0001-2128-7325

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Published

2024-01-31

How to Cite

Cajamarca Méndez , G. I., Ron Gavi, M. G., Vera, M. G. ., Alvarado Figueroa, M. K. ., & Cajamarca Albán, B. A. . (2024). Vulnerability Analysis in Medical Grade OT Equipment at the SOLCA Nucleus Hospital in Quito. INGENIO, 7(1), 118–127. https://doi.org/10.29166/ingenio.v7i1.5935