Securing your connected healthcare devices could save patient lives

via dotmed.com, December 13, 2018

By Doug Concepcion

As more healthcare equipment from cardiac monitors to glucometers, is equipped with wireless connectivity and sensors, potential exposure points increase – leaving doors open to harmful cybercriminals. This can not only be detrimental, but fatal in some cases. A pulmonary medication dispenser malfunction due to such hacking is a hospital’s nightmare, to say the least.

That being said, hospitals and medical professionals can keep pace with innovation to deliver better patient care and equip themselves to protect devices from hackers. While connected devices within healthcare are significantly helping the patient experience and the larger healthcare industry, they can just as easily introduce serious threats and serve as points of damaging entry to the business.

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