Search Tag: Medical Device
Medical Device Security Health Check from EU
2020 17 Mar
Digital healthcare aims to improve delivery of care and outcomes for patients. However, an upward trend in healthcare cyber attacks has raised concerns about the use of IoT medical devices and patient safety. The technologically fragmented IoT infrastructure, as noted by infosec experts, is a major factor behind the increasing number of attacks.... Read more
Swiss Hospitals Successfully Trial Blockchain Medical Device Tracking
2020 16 Jan
Swiss hospitals have announced successful processing on a trial of medical device orders via the Blockchain. The Cantonal Hospital Winterthur, the Cantonal Hospital Baden, the University Children's Hospital Zurich and the Spitalregion Fürstenland Toggenburg along with two medical device suppliers Anandic System Medical and ITRIS Medical undertook... Read more
Mindray signs PSM’s Open Data Pledge & becomes 90th company to join to improve patient safety
2019 07 Jun
The Patient Safety Movement Foundation (PSMF) announced today that the global medical device developer and manufacturer Mindray has become the 90th company to sign the PSMF’s Open Data Pledge, demonstrating its commitment to improving patient safety through data sharing. “We are excited to have Mindray join the Patient Safety Movement,” said... Read more
Tiered FDA medical device security guidance concerns industry
2019 26 Mar
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently released its draft guidance on managing cybersecurity in medical device premarket submissions. In the draft, a two-tiered system for identifying cyber risk is proposed, with higher risk devices falling into Tier 1 while other devices would be of “Standard Cybersecurity Risk” or Tier 2.... Read more
Medical device partnerships for better healthcare solutions
2019 15 Jan
Technology keeps advancing rapidly that manufacturers of medical devices are always on the lookout for tech developers who can help them to improve their products and boost revenues. These kind of alliances between medical device companies and tech partners, experts say, actually began some five years ago. One of the more notable collaborations... Read more
EOS imaging Awarded the Prix Galien in the Medical Device Category
2017 06 Dec
EOS imaging, the pioneer of 2D/3D imaging and data solutions for orthopedics, today announced the Galien Foundation has awarded it the Prix Galien in the Medical Device category. The award is presented to EOS imaging in recognition of its EOS system for 2D/3D low dose imaging and associated EOSapps suite of online 3D surgical planning solutions... Read more
Protecting medical devices from malware attacks
2017 07 Nov
In today's interconnected environment, protecting healthcare IT systems against malware attacks seems to be an uphill task for infosec professionals. The recent spate of ransomware attacks (e.g., WannaCry) has made many infosec teams to be more aware of cybersecurity issues associated with the Internet of Things (IoT). But some IT experts see some... Read more
Global medical device security testing labs launched
2017 19 Sep
A new initiative that will improve medical device security and facilitate sharing of best practice is being rolled out internationally this year. The Medical Device Innovation, Safety and Security Consortium (MDISS ) has launched the first of what are planned to be more than a dozen international medical device security testing labs and cyber-ranges.... Read more
Medical device risk management
2017 12 Sep
These days the use of many medical devices requires them to connect or interact with other devices or IT systems. That's why the U.S. Food and Drug Administration wants device manufacturers to make safe connectivity a central part of their design process. Manufacturers need to provide a "reasonable assurance of safety and effectiveness" for their interoperable... Read more
Ransomware Seen as Medical Device Cybersecurity Threat
2017 28 Feb
As adoption of Internet of Things (IoT) technology increases, there's growing concern about the security and safety of networked medical devices. A U.S. Department of Homeland Security official has warned that medical devices are increasingly targeted by ransomware attacks. When it comes to “ransomware moving into the embedded device” area, it’s... Read more