26-09-2016 07:24 via cio.com

How to keep terrifying medical device hacks from becoming reality

While some of the scariest IoT hacks envisioned – those involving hijacked medical devices such as pacemakers and insulin pumps – have yet to surface in the real world, those in the medical and IT security fields are not letting down their guard. They’ve seen enough ransomware and other attacks on healthcare outfits of late to know they are major cyberattack targets.
The reality is that more medical devices are becoming connected ones, and that’s increasing the security
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