The average hospital room contains 15 to 20 connected medical devices, such as patient monitors, ventilators and IV pumps. These Internet of Medical Things tools have become a much-needed part of patient care, but they also represent security challenges.
In August, a team of McAfee researchers found vulnerabilities in a widely used infusion pump that could allow hackers to change a patient’s medication dosage. As with other IoMT devices, healthcare systems can guard the pumps by updating software versions and by strengthening network security through segmentation and multifactor…
Why Healthcare Systems Need to Make Cybersecurity a Top Priority
