Forbes August 30, 2024
Mike has over 15 years of experience in healthcare, including extensive experience designing and developing medical devices. MedCrypt, Inc.
As the healthcare industry increasingly relies on connected medical devices, the potential consequences of unmitigated cybersecurity vulnerabilities grow more widespread. Similar to how the CrowdStrike patch management issue raised concerns about the impact of software maintenance and testing failures, the voluntary recall of certain wireless insulin pumps by a leading medical device manufacturer (MDM) highlights the critical impact software can have on delivering reliable patient care. These pumps were vulnerable to hacking, which could potentially deliver incorrect insulin doses to diabetic patients. These incidents underscore the importance of integrating secure connectivity in medical devices and software systems to prevent such life-threatening...
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