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09/21/2017 / By JD Heyes

Security flaw: “Smart” drug syringes found to be hackable

As if the safety and efficacy of some vaccines weren’t already in question, now technology is making syringes less safe as well. “Smart” syringes, anyway. As reported by the U.K.’s Daily Mail, smart syringes, which are wireless-controlled devices used to administer medications through IVs, are now subject to hacking and, thus, have become a danger […]

01/14/2017 / By Howard Roark

10 hard lessons the healthcare industry learned about cybersecurity in 2016

Big Med has been hit hard this past year by cyber criminals intent on disrupting and disabling the industry. The vulnerabilities exposed by these attacks point to the need for more robust security measures in 2017. At issue is not only invasion of privacy when personal medical records are hacked, but also rising costs to […]

11/25/2015 / By usafeaturesmedia

Hacking of medical devices could become a big threat in 2016

(Cyberwar.news) One of the biggest cybersecurity threats in the coming year will be hackers who are using ransomware – a type of malware in which hackers can steal or delete the contents of users’ computers if they don’t pay a ransom – to target medical devices, Popular Science reported in online editions. Ransomware has been […]

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