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Hackers could access medical equipment and pose a threat to lives, Northeastern cybersecurity expert tells Congress. (news.northeastern.edu)

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Much of the medical equipment in use today — from patient monitors to infusion pumps — can be targets for hackers, according to Kevin Fu, a Northeastern professor of electrical and computer engineering and medical cybersecurity expert.

And the threats to human lives are very real, Fu says.

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Honestly these machines and the computers that connect to them should all be in networks isolated from the main hospital networks. Allow a single secure connection for them to relay data to the wider network and allow nothing in.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 hours ago

A data diode out would be OK. Still have to be controlling media in.