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Securing legacy medical devices is daunting – but not optional

MobiHealthNews: Between high-profile hacks and hospitals’ growing dependency on connected medical devices, cybersecurity is as relevant to healthcare as it’s ever been. And while providers and device manufacturers are rightfully making protection a priority for newly developed or purchased medical devices, older legacy devices pose the greatest security risk to healthcare organizations.

"There are any number of reasons why these devices have become connected and over the years and, for the most, part the risks associated with using the devices have been transferred to the organization using them,” Heather Roszkowski, network chief information security officer at The University Of Vermont Health Network, said during last year’s HIMSS Media Healthcare Security Forum.

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