Cybersecurity experts conduct hacker test on medical devices

WASHINGTON (WUSA9) —  Cybersecurity experts have found ways to hack into hospital equipment.

A recent IT study exposed the vulnerabilities of technology used inside medical facilities. The study conducted by Independent Security Evaluators (ISE) tested the hackability of hospital software and medical devices keeping patients alive.

One of the 12 hospitals in the study was located in the Washington Metropolitan area.  Although the healthcare facilities volunteered for the study, the authors of the ISE research report kept the hospital names anonymous.

Ted Harrington, ISE executive partner, insisted the study’s conclusions may be applied to medical facilities nationwide.  For the full article click here 

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