NSA Publishes List of Top Vulnerabilities Currently Targeted by Chinese Hackers
The National Security Agency is urging everyone to apply patches or mitigations to prevent attacks by Chinese hackers.
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Cyberattack on a Hospital Leads to the First Ransomware-Linked Death
A patient in critical condition died after a cyberattack shut down all operations at a hospital.
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MDISS Extends ISA Cybersecurity Standards to Connected Medical Devices
The Medical Device Innovation, Safety, and Security Consortium (MDISS) is developing a set of recommended practices and profiles for securing medical systems based on the normative requirements in the International Society of Automation/International Electrotechnical Commission 62443 series of standards for industrial automation and control systems cybersecurity.
Researchers Develop Cybersecurity to Detect Hacks in Critical Smart Devices
With Internet-connected devices more vulnerable to cyberattacks than ever, researchers at the University of Texas at San Antonio have developed a system that detects affected IoT devices as soon as they are compromised.
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Impact of Ripple20 Vulnerabilities on Healthcare IoT, Connected Devices
Ripple20 is particularly worrisome to medical devices, a new report asserts, with the 19 critical vulnerabilities detected in more than 52,000 equipment models.
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Ripple20 Threatens Increasingly Connected Medical Devices
JSOF security researchers recently revealed how a series of Internet of Things vulnerabilities, dubbed “Ripple20,” could endanger connected medical devices. Here’s how.
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DHS CISA: Serious Vulnerabilities Found in 6 Medical Device Systems
The Department of Homeland Security Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) revealed that security vulnerabilities found in six different devices manufactured by Baxter, BD, and Biotronik could allow hackers to alter system configurations, if compromised.
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Keeping Medical Devices Safe from Cyber Attacks
With the number of healthcare-targeted cyberattacks on the rise, it’s critical to build security into medical devices from the start, asserts a new report.
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A Legion of Bugs Puts Hundreds of Millions of IoT Devices at Risk
There is a new threat to medical devices—particularly infusion pumps—and security experts say it is one to watch.
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What Healthcare and Cybersecurity Can Learn from Each Other
The healthcare and cybersecurity sectors have the same key objective: Protecting the lives and well-being of others. Here is what they can learn from each other.
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Healthcare Is 20 Years Behind Banks on Cybersecurity in Canada
Canadian healthcare facilities are facing a serious threat—and one that the COVID-19 pandemic has only escalated.
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What Are Healthcare’s Biggest Cybersecurity Weak Spots?
The World Health Organization, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and a large coronavirus testing facility in the Czech Republic have all been successfully attacked recently—and the situation is likely to grow more dire.
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Five Strategies to Prevent Medtech IP Theft
Medtech companies are working at a warp speed to bring new equipment—including ventilators and PPE—to market amid the global COVID-19 pandemic. But they also need to work hard to prevent IP theft, experts say.
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The Coronavirus Pandemic Is Causing New Cybersecurity Headaches for Hospitals
Last month, the international law enforcement agency INTERPOL warned of a “significant” spike in cybercrimes against entities on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic, including hospitals. It turns out INTERPOL was right on the mark.
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How Hospitals Are Dealing with the Cybersecurity Challenge of COVID-19
Here, security blogger Pedro Abreu sits down with Jonathan Langer, CEO of Medigate, to discuss how hospitals and other healthcare facilities can safeguard their digital assets and services from cyberattacks during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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