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    The advent of technology has allowed integration among healthcare services, medical devices, caregivers and patients. This connectivity not only enhances the portability of patient data and enables new avenues of patient-centric care, but also poses inherent risks such as data theft and malicious device tampering, according to data and analytics company GlobalData.
     
    On  April 17, Abbott Laboratories recalled certain implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) and cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillators (CRT-Ds) to issue a corrective firmware patch to reduce the risk of patient harm due to premature battery depletion and potential exploitation of cybersecurity vulnerabilities.
     
    Medical device vulnerabilities extend well beyond wireless devices. Recently, an Israeli research group from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev identified computed tomography (CT) scanners as a primary point of vulnerability in hospitals and demonstrated that the devices’ operations could be maliciously altered. The authors of the report revealed that CT devices’ exploitation could lead to radiation overdose or data manipulation.
     
    These operating system exploits can be particularly disruptive, as was seen in last year’s WannaCry ransomware cyberattack. This attack spread globally and had a profoundly negative impact on National Health Service (NHS) hospitals in the United Kingdom, some of which were forced to divert patients. Following WannaCry, NHS Digital assessed 200 trusts and found that all of them were still vulnerable to further attacks, indicating an urgent need for regulatory bodies to fully address the issue of cybersecurity.
     
    David Brown, Ph.D., medical device analyst at GlobalData, said, “These glitches have been around for a long time and they should have been dealt with a lot sooner as patient data and device control/protection should be one of the highest priorities for Internet connected facilities. As medical devices continue to become more complex, integrated and connected, it is vital that they are secured from cyberattacks across their entire life cycle to ensure that they remain safe for use.”
     
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