Threatpost November 13, 2019
Hospitals and IoT device manufacturers must take a dual approach in securing connected telehealth devices.
LAS VEGAS – More hospitals are adopting internet of things (IoT) devices, from wearables to smart insulin pens. But neither hospitals nor the device manufacturers themselves are ready to address the onslaught of security and privacy challenges that come with medical connected devices.
At least 82 percent of connected medical devices have been targeted in the past year, opening the potential for a variety of attacks, from highly-sensitive information disclosure to denial of service (DoS) for critical devices, a recent Xtelligent Healthcare Media survey found.
“There are drivers across the industry that are putting facilities and patients at risk,” said Ferdi Steinmann,...
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