FDA approach to medical device security is a step backward

Government Health IT: The FBI agents on the CBS show CSI: Cybersecurity stop a hacker bent on infiltrating the data center where wearable Insulin pumps in the treatment of diabetes are controlled. A hacker penetrates an implanted pacemaker to stop the vice-president’s heart on Showtime’s Homeland. When Hollywood uses lax information security safeguards to carry a storyline, people stand-up and take notice.

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