Cyber outlaws starting to see medical imaging systems as juicy hack targets
Healthcare hackers with bad intent are increasingly steering clear of hospital computer networks and, instead, going after more vulnerable “backdoor” entrances—not least imaging machinery.
Covering a new report from TrapX Security, Medical Device and Diagnostic Industry notes that 2016 has already seen cyberattacks at 18 North American hospitals. And the cybercriminals have targeted “a variety of capital equipment and imaging systems, including a radiation oncology system, an X-ray machine, and a picture archiving and communication system (PACS).”
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Dave P. has worked in journalism, marketing and public relations for more than 30 years, frequently concentrating on hospitals, healthcare technology and Catholic communications. He has also specialized in fundraising communications, ghostwriting for CEOs of local, national and global charities, nonprofits and foundations.