Increasing Momentum in Medical Device Security In 2021, an employee at Ireland’s public health and social services system—the Irish Health Services Executive (HSE)—opened a spreadsheet that was sent by email. The file contained malware. After two months of free access to the network, the attackers released ransomware into the system. As the BBC reports, …
Managing Legacy Technology Security To help address the cybersecurity risks of legacy devices used in healthcare environments, the Healthcare and Public Health Sector Coordinating Council (HSCC) Cybersecurity Working Group (CWG) has published “Health Industry Cybersecurity – Managing Legacy Technology Security (HIC-MaLTS).” The guide recommends cybersecurity strategies that manufacturers and health providers can implement for …
EU MDR: MDCG Proposes Extended Timeline for Legacy Device Compliance Legacy devices may have more time to come into compliance with EU Medical Device Regulations (MDR). On December 9, the European Commission’s Medical Device Coordination Group (MDCG) issued the “MDCG Position Paper on the application of Article 97 MDR to legacy devices for which …
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