MEDICAL DEVICES UNDER CYBERATTACKS
Although medical technology will be invaluable pillar of futuristic medicine, its use will have a vulnerable area Jay Radcliffe has reported serious safety problems in implantable insulin pumps. Any hacker can access the remote control of these devices and manage them by altering the dose and administration time Radcliffe who is a diabetic insulin pump user and has hacked himself has said that Medtronic one of the largest companies in the world of medical technology is to blame for this negligence. Although Medtronic has acknowledged some security issues in its line of implantable pumps, John Mastrototaro, vice president of research and development of this company, has announced more control of current vulnerabilities and changes in the next generation of insulin pumps. Remember that electronic pacemakers have received similar complaints. In this regard cybersecurity experts say that companies are foolish if they believe that their machines are immune to cyber attacks.
HACKERS ATACAN DISPOSITIVOS MEDICOS ELECTRONICOS
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