IoT Security Woes Plague Healthcare Industry
Hospitals and IoT device manufacturers must take a dual approach in securing connected telehealth devices. Continue reading IoT Security Woes Plague Healthcare Industry
Category Archives: Medical device security
Defense-in-Depth: Key for Healthcare Data
Healthcare organizations must adopt defense-in-depth strategies to keep information protected at all times A study conducted by IBM revealed that it takes nearly a year for the healthcare industry to identify and contain a data breach. To reduce the a… Continue reading Defense-in-Depth: Key for Healthcare Data
FDA Warns of Potentially Fatal Flaws in Medtronic Insulin Pumps
The FDA sent out an urgent advisory warning of serious flaws in Medtronic’s insulin pumps, which are used by thousands across the U.S. Continue reading FDA Warns of Potentially Fatal Flaws in Medtronic Insulin Pumps
Securing The Internet Of The Body
Image Credit: Professor Shreyas Sen
via Purdue University Professor Shreyas Sen (Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and his students Debayan Das, Shovan Maity and Baibhab Chatterjee) comes a definative answer to securing the va… Continue reading Securing The Internet Of The Body
Implanted Medical Devices Can Be Hacked Wirelessly, Warns U.S. Gov’t
Implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) made by Medtronic are insecure, says the Dept. of Homeland Security. Exploitation is trivial, possible outcomes include the death of the patient. And Medtronic knew about the problem for over a year.
The … Continue reading Implanted Medical Devices Can Be Hacked Wirelessly, Warns U.S. Gov’t
Medtronic Defibrillators Have Critical Flaws, Warns DHS
The unpatched vulnerabilities exist in 20 products made by the popular Medtronics medical device manufacturer, including defibrillators and home patient monitoring systems. Continue reading Medtronic Defibrillators Have Critical Flaws, Warns DHS
University of Washington Develops Cellphone Sonar App To Detect Opioid Overdose
via Sarah McQuate, writing at the University of Washington’s UW News, comes a story that may change the downward spiral of opiate addicts for the better…
“Researchers at the University of Washington have developed a cellphone app, called Second Cha… Continue reading University of Washington Develops Cellphone Sonar App To Detect Opioid Overdose
The IoT within us: Network-connected medical devices
The Internet of Things is all around us. But it doesn’t stop there—now it’s inside us too. As the era of “connected everything” explodes, so does the use of network-connected medical devices. These interconnected devices, … Continue reading The IoT within us: Network-connected medical devices
Cardiac patient data at risk, Philips reports
It’s never good news to find out that both your personal and clinical information could be compromised by the software platform your healthcare provider is using. But it’s at least somewhat better news to know that the company responsible f… Continue reading Cardiac patient data at risk, Philips reports
Medical devices still hackable, researchers say
Security researchers Jonathan Butts and Billy Rios wanted to make it clear at the beginning of their presentation. “The benefits of implanted medical devices outweigh the risks (for most people),” read one of their opening slides. But they … Continue reading Medical devices still hackable, researchers say