Siemens (NYSE:SI) said today it inked a global partnership deal with the International Society of Automation to improve awareness of industrial cybersecurity needs. Through the deal, both parties will cooperate to improve industrial cybersecurity and automation security, based on IEC 62443 standards and appropriate security measures, as well as engaging in educational activities. The ISA’s Security […]
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Abbott upgrades St. Jude Medical cardiac devices
Abbott (NYSE:ABT) said today that it’s upgrading the implantable pacemakers and defibrillators it acquired when it paid $25 billion for St. Jude Medical earlier this year, seeking to move beyond battery and cybersecurity issues that haver plagued it for a year. Last October St. Jude warned of a battery issue that could disable its high-voltage cardiac rhythm management devices, […]
Study: Cybersecurity attacks pose manipulation risk for medical, device data
Cybersecurity attacks are becoming more common in the healthcare industry, and new attacks could manipulate patient and device data in a way that would have immediate, potentially life threatening results, according to a new study. The study, published this month in the New England Journal of Medicine, acknowledges the damage of previous attacks like the […]
UK Hospitals get $27m to improve cybersecurity in wake of WannaCry attack
A group of UK hospitals are receiving $27.3 million (£21 million) to improve their cybersecurity in the wake of the WannaCry ransomware attack that occurred earlier this year and shut down a number of healthcare systems, according to a Guardian report. UK Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt said the extra money was pledged to try and […]
Report: WannaCry ransomware attack just a symptom of med device cybersecurity vulnerabilities
The recent WannaCry attack drew attention to ransomware vulnerabilities throughout healthcare systems, but ransomware itself is not the source cause of concern for the healthcare industry – legacy medical device software is, according to a new Healthcare IT News report. The ransomware attack was merely a sign of possible future attacks, according to Healthcare IT […]
Survey: Medical device makers expect to be hacked but few are doing anything about it
More than ⅔ of medical device makers believe their products are vulnerable to cyberattack, but less than ⅕ are taking significant steps to do anything about it, according to a survey funded by software firm Synopsys. Mountain View, Calif.-based Synopsys paid for cybersecurity think tank company Ponemon Institute to survey people who “have a role […]
Experts fight back against ransomware as countries brace for more cyber attacks
After a massive ransomeware cyber attack hit hospitals in Britain and organizations around the world last week, technology experts worked through the night to patch computer systems, according to Security Minister Ben Wallace. The British government said 48 of the 248 health service trusts in the U.K. were impacted by Friday’s attack. Hospitals were forced […]
UK healthcare systems hit by massive ransomware attack
Hospitals and healthcare establishments in Britain today were forced to turn away patients and cancel appointments after getting hit with a massive ransomware cyber attack. The UK’s National Health Service said that dozens of organizations have been affected by the ransomware attack, causing major disruptions to IT systems. Ransomware attacks typically remotely encrypt files on […]
Report: FDA, medical device firms brace for increasing cyberattacks
The FDA and medical device makers are preparing for a glut of hacking attacks as more more connected devices and hospital networks emerge, according to a new report. Electronic health records remain a favored target for hackers, with numbers of compromised records in the tens of millions, according to The Hill. The FDA has warned of […]
Report: New version of “Medjack” malware a risk for older hospital systems
A new version of Medjack, a malware program designed specifically to attack medical device, has been discovered, according to a Data Privacy + Security Insider report. The new version, dubbed MedJack.3 by cybersecurity group TrapX, was found being used through an old malware spreader to attack medical devices connected to older operating systems, according to […]
5 mistakes found in cloud-connected medical devices
Cloud-connected medical technology will have a significant impact on the healthcare system. Network-connected medical devices create a world of instant information, warns Dana Good senior software engineer at Stratos Product Development. Good recently presented a podcast on Cloud-connected Medical Device Development Challenges and Solutions. She says capabilities of cloud-connected devices allow medical technology manufacturers to […]