Healthcare IT News August 15, 2018
McAfee researchers show just how easy it is to hack into devices — but new MedCrypt data shows government guidance may be putting device manufacturers on the right trajectory to shore up this real threat.
Medical device vendors reported 400 percent more vulnerabilities per quarter since the Food and Drug Administration released its cybersecurity guidance in 2016, according to new research from MedCrypt.
There were just 12 advisories released between 2013 and Dec. 2016 from six manufacturers, or an average of just under one per month. Between Dec. 29, 2016 and Aug. 1, 2018, there were 35 alerts from 18 vendors, or about 4.5 per month.
The increase in ICS-CERT disclosures is potentially a sign of growing compliance and may...
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