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Device hacking: Federal agencies urge heightened review of device cybersecurity

May 24, 2012 By Arezu Sarvestani Leave a Comment

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A handful of government bodies are asking federal regulators to establish medical device software security protocols as part of the FDA’s regular review of medical devices.

The U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security joined the Information Security & Privacy Advisory Board of the National Institute of Standards & Technology in calling for heightened review of medical devices, citing security weaknesses that may leave them vulnerable to "malicious tampering."

Filed Under: Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Health Information Technology, News Well, Software / IT Tagged With: Cybersecurity, Dept. of Health & Human Services (HHS), Dept. of Homeland Security, Government Accountability Office, McAfee, U.S. Congress

Hacker demonstrates insulin pump attack from 300 ft. away | MassDevice.com On Call

March 1, 2012 By MassDevice staff Leave a Comment

MassDevice On Call

MASSDEVICE ON CALL — A modern insulin pump can be hacked from 300 feet away and told to deliver a lethal dose of insulin, a hacker and researcher for computer security giant McAfee proved.

Using a laptop and a custom-made antennae, Barnaby Jack’s software broke through the insulin pump’s security and altered its program to dump its contents, injected a potentially lethal dose of the hormone into a dummy pancreas used for demonstration purposes.

Filed Under: Health Information Technology, News Well, Recalls, Robotics Tagged With: Apple, Cybersecurity, Hips, iRobot, McAfee, On Call

UPDATE: Could a medical device be used to cyberassassinate?

October 26, 2011 By MassDevice staff Leave a Comment

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At least one Medtronic Inc. (NYSE:MDT) insulin pump has software vulnerabilities that could make it a target for malicious hacks and other models may also be at risk, according to software security giant McAfee.

The McAfee team developed code that allowed it to take over the insulin pump, altering its programming and even administering potentially lethal doses from as much as 300 feet away.

Filed Under: Digital Health, News Well Tagged With: Cybersecurity, IBM, Insulin Management, McAfee, Symantec

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