Encryption standards for medical devices ‘need to be mandatory’
Pangea Connected’s system developer, Dr Arslan Usman, said IoT medical devices need to be better regulated to boost cyber security efforts.
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NHSmail registers 11 million blocked attacks in three years
According to the information released by NHS Digital, the NHSmail system blocked a total of 11.35m email attacks between since 2016.
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Genomics England says DNA data not moved due to hacking attempts
Responding to reports that genetics data belonging to some 85,000 individuals had been moved to a secure Ministry of Defence (MoD) base in Wiltshire after multiple hacking attempts, Genomics England said it had ‘no evidence’ that it had been targeted when contacted by Digital Health News.
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Cyber security news round up
Our latest cyber security round up looks at hacked patient monitoring systems and FBI fears of an imminent “cash out” attack on ATMs worldwide.
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Orangeworm: Hospitals worldwide warned of ‘aggressive’ malware
Security researchers have identified a hacking group that has been targeting medical equipment in hospitals across the globe, including the UK.
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Patient death from hacked medical devices plausible, says top Kaspersky security researcher
A leading cyber security analyst at Kaspersky Lab has warned there is a viable danger of hacked medical devices resulting in patient deaths.
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Cybersecurity news round-up
The cybersecurity for health IT round-up covers the security risk of “brainjacking” and need for firmware updates for a company’s cardiac pacemakers.
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Davey Winder: older does not mean wiser
Healthcare IT devices and software are expected to work hard for a long time. From a security point of view, that is not a good thing.
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Fancy Bears hackers use plain old phishing to steal health records
The World Anti-Doping Agency has been hacked. What’s that to do with healthcare IT? Well, it was health records that were targeted, using a strategy that the NHS should be on guard against, says Davey Winder.
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US insurer Anthem suffers hack attack
As many as 80 million customers of US health insurer, Anthem, have had their personal information stolen in a hacking attack for which it has apologised on its website.
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