Healthcare Cybersecurity Threat Worrisome but Theoretical - For Now On June 13, the FDA released a document titled, "FDA Safety Communication: Cybersecurity for Medical Devices and Hospital Networks." Major news networks such as CNN and The Economist reported on the standard-issue release with pronounced alarm. The document outlines, in broad terms, a list of security risks that can be found in medical devices. In a related release, Homeland Security’s ICS-CERT (Industrial Control Systems Cyber Emergency Response Team) reported that two researchers found a hard-coded password vulnerability that might leave as many as 300 medical devices, many of which perform life-critical functions, prone to exploitation. Scary stuff, indeed. Continue reading the full article >>