The U.S. Department of Homeland Security warned of critical vulnerabilities in a range of products by GE. We speak with Elad Luz, the head of research at CyberMDX, which discovered the holes.
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Episode 153: Hacking Anesthesia Machines and Mayors say No to Ransoms
In this week’s podcast episode (#153): The researcher who discovered serious remote access security flaws in anesthesia machines by GE says such security holes are common. Also: the US Conference of Mayors voted unanimously to swear off paying ransoms for cyber attacks. But is that a smart idea? We’re joined by Andrew Dolan of the Multi State Information Sharing and Analysis Center to talk about it.
Breathe Deeply: DHS warns of Flaw in Hospital Anesthesia Machines
GE learned of a serious vulnerability affecting two brands of anesthesia machines in October. The company on Tuesday advised customers to take steps to protect them from being remotely tampered with.
Spotlight Podcast: Synopsys’ Dan Lyon on the Challenge of Securing Connected Medical Devices
In this Spotlight Podcast, sponsored by Synopsys: In the wake of a presentation at Black Hat about security flaws in implantable pace maker devices, Synopsys Principal Consultant Dan Lyon joins us to talk about why medical device makers struggle to make their connected medical devices more secure. Dan and I discuss some of the flaws in the approach that medical device makers take to security, and how manufacturers can take a page out of their own book: applying the same standards to cyber security as they do to – say- device safety.
FDA Medical Device Plan: a Baby Step in the Right Direction
In this industry perspective, Dan Lyon and Taylor Armerding of the firm Synopsys discuss the impact of the FDA’s new Medical Device Safety Action Plan, which promises to improve the cyber security of medical devices…eventually.
