DOTmed February 19, 2021
The creation and deployment of lifesaving connected medical devices has rapidly expanded in the last few years, giving rise to the term Internet of Medical Things (IoMT). Each device contains hardware, software, and sensors that gather, store, and transmit healthcare data and confidential patient information over health systems’ clinical network and across the Internet. Unfortunately, these online medical devices are weak links in the network security and have become increasingly attractive to cybercriminals, posing significant risk to patient safety and confidentiality.
While the FDA and HHS are working diligently with medical device manufacturers to increase the cybersecurity and resiliency of new devices, legacy medical devices are plagued with vulnerabilities. Most medical devices cannot support anti-malware to help protect the device...
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