Much of the medical equipment in use today — from patient monitors to infusion pumps — can be targets for hackers, according to Kevin Fu, a Northeastern professor of electrical and computer engineering and medical cybersecurity expert.
And the threats to human lives are very real, Fu says.
Sure, just remember the S in IoT stands for security and IoT devices are just embedded devices connected to the internet.
And the Medical industry is the proof for the rule.
Maybe we should NOT PUT LIFESAVING EQUIPMENT ON AN INTERNET CONNECTED NETWORK.
Have an internal monitoring network for a nurses station sure, but why the fuck do we need a heart monitor or infusion pump online?
They rich special equipment won’t just the stuff for the poors will.
Hasn’t this been the case since the computerization of hospitals? Haven’t there been many ransomware attacks against hospitals?
yeah i have friends who are medical technicians, and i’ve heard some things
Backdoors for thee but not for me? I imagine what they call hackers would probably end up making the equipment software better.
