HIT Infrastructure March 13, 2020
Samantha McGrail

Hospitals are being left especially vulnerable to disruptive attacks with medical imaging devices running on unbacked operating systems, a new report shows.

According to a recent report, 83 percent of medical imaging devices are running on unsupported operating systems, a 56 percent jump from 2018.

Paloalto Network’s 2020 Unit 42 IoT Threat Report analyzed 1.2 million IoT devices in thousands of physical locations across enterprise IT and healthcare organizations in the US. Researchers found that the over 50 percent jump was due to the Windows 7 operating systems reaching its end of life, leaving hospital organizations vulnerable to attacks that could disrupt care or expose sensitive medical information.

High-profile, IoT-focused cyberattacks force industries to recognize and manage the...

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Topics: Health IT, Health System / Hospital, IoT (Internet of Things), Market Research, Medical Devices, Provider, Technology, Trends
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