Info Security Magazine
4 years, 4 months ago
Vulnerabilities in Over 100k Medical Infusion Pumps
Security researchers find 75% of smart infusion pumps are susceptible to known vulnerabilities
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Healthcare is the delivery of clinical care and related services through hospitals, clinics, laboratories, pharmacies, insurers, and connected medical devices. It depends on electronic health records (EHRs), patient identity systems, diagnostic and imaging platforms, medication and scheduling systems, and data exchanges between organizations. These environments hold sensitive health and payment information, while the availability and integrity of systems can affect treatment, diagnostics, and patient safety.
Security concerns include unauthorized access or disclosure of records, alteration of clinical data, and disruption of care through attacks on EHRs, connected devices, or third-party services. Defenses require risk-based access controls, strong authentication, network separation where appropriate, secure device and software maintenance, backups that support clinical continuity, and tested downtime and incident-response procedures. Vulnerability management must account for legacy systems and devices that cannot be patched quickly. Privacy and compliance obligations, such as HIPAA in the United States, shape how organizations collect, use, share, retain, and report health information.
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The Register
4 years, 4 months ago
NHS Digital's demise bad for 55 million patients' privacy – ex-chairman
IT and data arm now part of NHS England, which could be pressured into data sharing without proper oversight Ten months after attempts first began to extract the medical information of 55 million citizens in England, NHS Digital's former chairman is warning the merger of the agency with NHS England threatens the privacy of people's personal data.…
Info Security Magazine
4 years, 4 months ago
HHS Issues Threat Warning to US Healthcare Sector
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The Hacker News
4 years, 4 months ago
Report: Nearly 75% of Infusion Pumps Affected by Severe Vulnerabilities
An analysis of data crowdsourced from more than 200,000 network-connected infusion pumps used in hospitals and healthcare entities has revealed that 75% of those medical devices contain security weaknesses that could put them at risk of potential exploitation
Bleeping Computer
4 years, 4 months ago
Over 100,000 medical infusion pumps vulnerable to years old critical bug
Data collected from more than 200,000 network-connected medical infusion pumps used to deliver medication and fluids to patients shows that 75% of them are running with known security issues that attackers could exploit. [...]
Dark Reading
4 years, 4 months ago
Protecting Field Programmable Gate Arrays From Attacks
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Dark Reading
4 years, 4 months ago
Ordr Launches Clinical Defender to Streamline Management of Connected Medical Devices
Ordr Clinical Defender, running on the new Ordr 8 Software release, provides focused, actionable, and accurate HTM insights and workflows.
Info Security Magazine
4 years, 4 months ago
Conti Encrypts Karma Ransom Note in Same Victim Network
Two groups attacked same healthcare organization