Search Tag: Medical Device
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
Medical Device Cybersecurity
2016 25 Aug
WHEN WILL YOUR PACEMAKER BE HACKED ? In 2013, the Washington Post (among other news outlets) reported that Vice President Dick Cheney’s cardiac pacemaker had its wireless capabilities disabled when implanted in 2007 to eliminate any potential cyberintrusion threat (Peterson, 2013). This old headline, with the more recent U.S. Food and Drug... Read more