Digital Innovation in Mental Health Conference

20/07/2022

TODAY! 9:30-5pm UK time
Digital Innovation in Mental Health Conference (DIMH2022)
Theme: Real World Ethics

Live Sessions: https://www.beckyinkster.com/dimh

19/07/2022

Pre-recorded Videos for Digital Innovation in Mental Health (DIMH2022) are now available here:

https://www.beckyinkster.com/dimh2022prerecordedvideos

A sincere thanks to all speakers who took time to share their views within the context of Real World Ethics.

More about the DIMH2022 conference here:
https://www.beckyinkster.com/dimh

Register for Live Sessions 20th July (virtual via Zoom): becky@beckyinkster.com

20/06/2022

Do you have something to say about ethics in mental health, especially digital mental health?

Digital Innovation in Mental Health (DIMH2022) will be taking place virtually (London, UK) next month: 19-20th JULY 2022. Pre-recorded videos will be shared on Day 1 and Live Discussions will take place on 20th July. It's free and you can come and go as you please. Email becky@beckyinkster.com to register and receive the Zoom link.

The focus is on Real World Ethics and themes listed here:

https://www.beckyinkster.com/dimh

There are still Pre-Recorded Speaker and Panellist spots available - get in touch if you're interested to speak your mind or just come along to hear others.
Email: becky@beckyinkster.com or DM me

24/05/2022

Cant wait to talk about Ethical Innovations at this virtual panel tomorrow hosted by Mozilla:
"Dialogues And Debates: Privacy, Still, Not Included" tomorrow May 25th at 12pm ET / 5pm BST

https://foundation.mozilla.org/en/blog/dialogues-and-debates-privacy-still-not-included-a-may-25-virtual-panel/

We talk Mozilla's *Privacy Not Included guide, this time about mental health apps

17/05/2022

I'd really appreciate anyone who can help me spread the word: I'm looking for anyone who is passionate about mental health who can help us shine a Cross-Country Spotlight on Ukraine, South Korea, Mexico and Finland at the Digital Innovation in Mental Health (DIMH2022) conference held for free virtually on 19-20th July 2022. We are looking for people to provide pre-recorded short talks in any format as well as seeking a Live Panellist for our Cross-Country Spotlight session. Any questions just reach out: becky@beckyinkster.com

DIMH2022 conference website: https://www.beckyinkster.com/dimh

22/04/2022

It's a great pleasure to announce a Call For Papers for a Special Academic Issue on Cybersecurity in Digital Mental Health.

There has been a surge in the supply and demand of digital mental health support services in recent times. There have also been high profile cyberattacks specifically targeting mental health and behavioural services, along with a shift toward targeting vulnerable people directly.

One of the current issues that this field faces is that while many technical solutions exist there is a lack of adoption of such technical capabilities. Furthermore, there is a lack of rigorous examination of the broader factors related to cybersecurity in digital mental health, such as the human perspective, the need for collecting and interpreting threat intelligence data, bringing awareness to current and future policies, and the creation of appropriate processes to deal with threats effectively. The aim of this Research Topic on Cybersecurity in Digital Mental Health is to promote knowledge exchange to contribute toward developing a global culture around cybersecurity in digital mental health. This call for participation welcomes a range of article types on many topics. Details about topics can be found here: https://www.beckyinkster.com/frontierscybersecuritydigitalmentalhealth

Go Straight to the Submission Page! https://www.frontiersin.org/research-topics/35879/cybersecurity-in-digital-mental-health

It is a sincere privilege to be a Co-Editor alongside two other amazing Co-Editors Dr. Maria Bada and Catherine Knibbs - Online Harms-Cybertrauma-Clinician-Researcher

31/03/2022

Lots going on today for Digital Mental Health focusing on ethics, cybersecurity, safety, standards, and much more:

I'm Co-Chair of the IEEE IC Program on Ethical Assurance of Data-Driven Technologies for Mental Healthcare and today we've got meetings from 1-2pm BST and from 8:30-9:30pm BST (for those in other time zones to attend). The focus of the meeting will be around ethics and data infrastructure and related topics. If you'd like join our Sub-Committee please contact me: becky@beckyinkster.com

Today is also the Cybersecurity in Digital Mental Health Monthly Open Forum Meeting 3pm BST. Zoom link for anyone to join can be found here: https://www.beckyinkster.com/cybersecurity

Lots of developments on the go!

11/02/2022

Latest Announcement for Cybersecurity in Digital Mental Health

API Security Project Launch!
https://www.beckyinkster.com/apisecurityproject

What is Our Goal?
We want to show ‘what good looks like’ for API security-by-design in digital mental health service provision. Protecting sensitive data in the channel from mobile app, via API to backend cloud/server, is a fundamental step to ensure sensitive data doesn’t inadvertently leak to places it shouldn’t.

Who Is This Project For?
Any security vendors, API vendors, healthcare service providers, pentesters, and other interested individuals and parties are all welcome to join us. If you are interested in participating in this project to create a recipe for digital mental health service API security, please get in touch with Becky Inkster (becky@beckyinkster.com) and David Stewart (david.stewart@approov.io).

Why does API Security Matter?

APIs define how apps can communicate with other apps and systems, and this form of communication accounts for over 83% of all internet traffic (29). APIs play a crucial role in supporting health IT interoperability by allowing multiple data sources to become transferable, which can help healthcare providers give better care (35).

As the pandemic accelerated the use of mobile healthcare apps, this has increased the exposure of health data through API vulnerabilities used by mobile health applications. Mobile apps and the APIs that service them are a particularly challenging environment to protect. Certain tactics used by cybercriminals include exploiting digital services via their APIs. Malicious API traffic is growing faster than non-malicious API calls (e.g., Salt Security customer data showed that API calls grew 51% whereas malicious traffic grew 211% (30) and it has been predicted that by 2022 API attacks will become the most frequent attack vector for application breaches (31). Many high-profile companies have experienced API-related cybersecurity problems, and a report by Salt Security found that 91% of companies had API-related security problems (32).

In the largest unveiling of vulnerabilities in telemedicine APIs, a report called “All That We Let In” by ethical hacker Alissa Knight and Approov found that all 30 mobile health apps investigated were vulnerable to API attacks, which collectively exposed 23 million mobile health users (33-34) Much more research and security-by-design implementation is needed, especially related to vulnerabilities and inadequacies in the implementation of security around APIs that carry very sensitive data - including but not limited to Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) APIs and the mobile apps that use them (36-38).

11/01/2022

I'm building an Ethical Editorial Team for a Special Issue on Cybersecurity in Digital Mental Health partnering with an Academic Journal.

This is a Call for Co-Editors & Contributors.
Register your interest: https://www.beckyinkster.com/cybersecurity
Or use social media/email: becky@beckyinkster.com

11/01/2022

Big decision for me: In 2022, I pledge the vast majority of my time toward advancing ETHICS in Global Digital Mental Health.

Watch this space: https://www.beckyinkster.com/ethics
More announcements to follow.
Please get in touch if you care about this topic.
becky@beckyinkster.com

10/01/2022

NEW OPEN FORUM ANNOUNCEMENT:
Global Cybersecurity Network in Digital Mental Health.

MONTHLY OPEN FORUMS
****LAST THURSDAY EVERY MONTH****
NEXT MEETING: 27 JANUARY 2022 3-4PM UK TIME

Details: https://www.beckyinkster.com/cybersecurity
Contact: becky@beckyinkster.com

01/12/2021

I am SO EXCITED about this announcement for next year's 'Spotlight Countries' for Digital Innovation in Mental Health https://www.beckyinkster.com/dimh

https://www.beckyinkster.com/dimh2022finland
https://www.beckyinkster.com/dimh2022mexico
https://www.beckyinkster.com/dimh2022southkorea

Free Registration is now open: Anyone can express an interest in submitting a pre-recorded video or being considered for Live Panels summer 2022 (virtual....possibly hybrid in London, UK).

A very special thanks to Satu Raappana and Joosua Valkonen for helping to shine the spotlight on
A very special thanks to Jorge E. Palacios, MD, PhD for helping to shine the spotlight on
A very special thanks to Min Lee for helping to shine the spotlight on

Lets do this!!!!