Cybersecurity

Health Innovation August 19, 2015

The Security of Medical Devices

By John Halamka MD – Last week the U.S. Food and Drug Administration advised hospitals not to use Hospira’s Symbiq infusion system, concluding that a security vulnerability enables hackers to take remote control of the system. The agency issued the advisory some 10 days after the U.S. Department of Homeland Security warned of the vulnerability in the pump.

Uncategorized August 12, 2015

DirectTrust Offers Three Keys to Improving Privacy and Security Protections for Electronic HIE

Increasing reports of cyber theft of patient information via hacking—most recently of UCLA Health System, EHR vendor Medical Informatics Engineering and its patient portal NoMoreClipboard, and, earlier, of Anthem and Premera—suggest these data breaches will continue as criminals increasingly seeking out medical data because the data contain links to financial and insurance information.

Health Innovation June 22, 2015

The Security Risks of Medical Devices

By Jonathan Krasner – There are a large number of potential attack vectors on any network. Medical devices on a healthcare network is certainly one of them. While medical devices represent a potential threat, it is important to keep in mind that the threat level posed by any given medical device should be determined by a Security Risk Assessment (SRA) and dealt with appropriately.