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Protecting Life-Saving Medical Devices from Cyberattack.

The article discusses cybersecurity issues related to networked medical devices, referred to as the Internet of Medical Things (IoMT). The author says that internet security must be a consideration for manufacturers of medical devices throughout the design process as well as after a product has gone...

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Published in:Communications of the ACM Vol. 67; no. 1; pp. 8 - 10
Main Author: Vakulov, Alex
Format: Article
Published: Association for Computing Machinery Jan2024
Subjects:
Medical equipment
Internet security
Internet of things
Computer crimes
Computer hacking
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost
Summary:The article discusses cybersecurity issues related to networked medical devices, referred to as the Internet of Medical Things (IoMT). The author says that internet security must be a consideration for manufacturers of medical devices throughout the design process as well as after a product has gone to market. He notes that successful cyberattacks on medical devices could be dangerous for patients and could also allow hackers to access large volumes of personal medical information.