FDA Recalls Medtronic Insulin Pump Controller, Cites Cybersecurity Risks
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a Class I recall on all Medtronic MiniMed remote controllers used with the Medtronic MiniMed 508 insulin pump or the MinMed Paradigm family of insulin...FDA’s Best Practices on Communicating Medical Device Vulnerabilities
The US Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Center for Devices and Radiological Health recently released best practices for communicating medical device vulnerabilities to patients and caregivers...FTC: Health Apps Must Comply with Health Breach Notification Rule
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a policy statement emphasizing that health apps and connected device companies must comply with the Health Breach Notification Rule. The rule requires vendors...61M Fitbit, Apple Users Had Data Exposed in Wearable Device Data Breach
Over 61 million fitness tracker records from both Apple and Fitbit were exposed online in a recent wearable device data breach, according to a report from WebsitePlanet and independent cybersecurity...University of Minnesota Unveils Center for Medical Device Cybersecurity
The University of Minnesota announced the new Center for Medical Device Cybersecurity (CMCDC), spearheaded by funding from leading medical device manufacturers including Smiths Medical, Optum, Boston...Infusion Pump Vulnerabilities Point to Gaps in Medical Device Security
Vulnerabilities in two types of B. Braun infusion pumps could allow hackers to deliver double doses of medications to unsuspecting patients, exposing significant challenges to medical device...Cybersecurity, Vulnerabilities Not Priorities for Most Hospitals
Most hospital IT teams say that cybersecurity is not a high investment priority, despite a growing number of cyberattacks in the healthcare industry, according to a report conducted in by CyberMDX in...FDA Outlines Medical Device Cybersecurity Goals
In response to the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST) workshop and call for position papers to aid them in delivering on President Biden’s cybersecurity executive...Sponsored by Cerner
