A number of cyberattacks have garnered headlines lately—namely the Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack in May and the December 2020 SolarWinds data breach—but experts say that policymakers are overlooking a very vulnerable industry: healthcare.
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The impact of failing to safeguard medical devices and system-wide networks before a hacker unleashes an attack on a healthcare facility cannot be overstated. In this article, cybersecurity experts share steps HTM professionals can take to keep the equipment they maintain as secure as possible.
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Suzanne Schwartz, director of the U.S. FDA’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health Office of Strategic Partnerships and Technology Innovation, reveals that the FDA is requesting “additional legislative authorities” designed to improve medical device cybersecurity amid surging cyberattacks.
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BlackBerry has confirmed that critical software vulnerabilities detected earlier this year also impact code the company made for numerous medical devices.
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When it comes to medical device cybersecurity, healthcare technology management (HTM) departments are often a hospital’s first line of defense. That’s why AAMI is offering a new training course: “Medical Cybersecurity 101 for HTM Professionals.”
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