Medical Device Security

Medtronic’s $1.64B Acquisition of Mazor Robotics Showing Success

January 31, 2020 - More than a year after Medtronic finalized its acquisition of Mazor Robotics for $1.64 billion, the purchase is showing early signs of success in its robotic surgery device business, national news sources reported. And this is just the beginning of the payoff, said Omar Ishrak, PhD, Medtronic CEO in a CNBC report.  “We’re...

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FDA to Examine Safety of Materials Used in Medical Devices

by Fred Donovan

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is holding a public advisory committee meeting next month with experts and the public to examine the safety of materials used in medical devices, the agency...

Hospital Networks at Risk from URGENT/11 Vulnerabilities, FDA Warns

by Fred Donovan

Hospital networks and medical devices are at risk from URGENT/11 vulnerabilities that lurk in their IPnet network connection, warned the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) this week. The...

Hacker Could Gain Control of Change Healthcare Cardiology Devices

by Fred Donovan

A hacker with low skill level could gain control of connected cardiology devices made by Change Healthcare, warned an ICS-CERT advisory. “Insecure file permissions in the default installation...

Reports of Healthcare IT Infrastructure Vulnerabilities Surge 341%

by Fred Donovan

Reports of vulnerabilities in healthcare IT infrastructure increased 341 percent between 2017 and 2018, according to a recent study by Bugcrowd. The study, the State of Healthcare Cybersecurity 2019,...

Windows Upgrade Led to Unsecured Health Data Transfers at VA Center

by Fred Donovan

An upgrade of a VA medical center’s operating system to Windows 7 led to the transfer of sensitive information using unsecured means for four years, an audit by the Department of Veterans...

Improving Medical Device Safety by Collecting Unique Identifier Data

by Fred Donovan

Including unique device identifiers (UDIs) on insurance claim forms will improve medical device safety, argued Ben Moscovitch, project director for health information technology at Pew. By include...

Remote Attacker Could Manipulate GE Healthcare Medical Devices

by Fred Donovan

GE Healthcare anesthesia and respiratory medical devices have a firmware vulnerability that could endanger patients by enabling a remote attacker to silence device alarms, alter time and date records,...

One-Quarter of Medical Devices Still Running Outdated Windows 7

by Fred Donovan

More than a quarter of medical devices are running Windows 7, which will no longer be supported by Microsoft after January 14 of next year, according to a survey of 600 global healthcare IT...

DICOM Standard Flaw Could Compromise Medical Device Security

by Fred Donovan

A flaw in the Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM) standard could compromise medical device security and be used by attackers to embed malware in medical images, warned...

AHA: Medical Device Makers Falling Short on Securing Legacy Devices

by Fred Donovan

Medical device manufacturers are not doing enough to secure legacy devices, argued the American Hospital Association (AHA) in a recent letter to Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA). AHA observed that hospitals...

Greater Medical Device Connectivity Prompts FDA Process Revision

by Fred Donovan

The FDA is updating its voluntary 510(k) approval process to take into account growing medical device connectivity and interoperability, the agency announced Nov. 26. The FDA explained that the...

Health IT Infrastructure Automation Supports Tech Growth

by Elizabeth O'Dowd

With 2018 rapidly approaching, organizations are looking to continue their digital transformation by investing in advanced digital tools to increase workflow, improve patient care, and reduce IT costs....

AWS Expands Healthcare Internet of Things Capabilities

by Elizabeth O'Dowd

Amazon Web Services (AWS) made several announcements at AWS re:Invent concerning the healthcare Internet of Things (IoT), data management, and cloud computing. The rapid growth of healthcare IoT...

Connected Medical Devices Need Current HIT Infrastructure Security

by Elizabeth O'Dowd

Organizations are adding more connected medical devices to their HIT infrastructure, which raises concerns about device security. A recent Research and Markets report predicted that the medical device...

Interoperability Stressed in Recent FDA Medical Device Guidance

by Elizabeth O'Dowd

The FDA released a final guidance for smart and secure interactions among medical devices, emphasizing the importance of incorporating interoperability among devices in the design stage. “FDA...

Cybersecurity Task Force Urges IT Infrastructure Improvements

by Elizabeth O'Dowd

The Health Care Industry Cybersecurity Task Force recently released a report detailing how healthcare organizations can address the growing threat of cyber-attacks to health IT infrastructure. The...

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