Category: Safety

Safety

Playbook for Threat Modeling Medical Devices Aims to Strengthen Cybersecurity, Safety

The playbook for threat modeling aims to provide insights to organizations developing or evolving an approach to creating threat models for medical devices.

Safety

The Role SBOMs Play in Healthcare Security

One of the first steps toward becoming cyber-secure is building a vulnerability management program, which includes generating a software bill of materials (SBOM), or a definite and accurate identification of all software components in a device. MedCrypt's Vidya Murthy explains why here.

Safety

Healthcare Industry Remains a Top Target for Ransomeware Attacks

Ransomware gangs most commonly target the healthcare industry because stolen information is unlikely to be changed after a breach, according to a recent report by NordLocker.

Cybersecurity

MedCrypt Emphasizes the Importance of SBOM in Healthcare Security

With examples from recent cyberattacks, a white paper from MedCrypt analyzes the history and use-cases of the software bill of materials as well as the challenges of implementing new security measures.

Medical Device Errors

CMMS Competitors Standardize Medical Device Failure Codes

Six competing computerized maintenance management system suppliers recently outlined an agreed-upon method for optimizing and standardizing medical device failure codes.

Fire Safety

North Macedonia: Overheated Cable Caused Fatal Hospital Fire

According to authorities, a temporary facility serving as a COVID-19 hospital in Tetovo, North Macedonia, burned down last month due to a short-circuit of a cable connected to a defibrillator; 14 people were killed.

Hospital Safety

Novel Airway Technology Promotes Surgical Sedation Safety

The SuperNO2VA Et mask from Vyaire Medical maintains an open airway and monitors exhaled carbon dioxide to decrease sedation risk before, during, and after surgery.