http://www.mondaq.com/article.asp?articleid=461832&email_access=on It appears the FDA is finally taking the whole cyber security risk issue related to medical devices, including, but not limited to hospital and medical office installed equipment seriously. This draft guidance goes deeper than just how medical information "at rest" is protected, it looks at how to assess potential risks and prevent exposure in advance. These articles, from 2008 through 2015, all show how this has been a huge issue... from clinical equipment and devices to insulin pumps and pacemakers, for quite some time now. http://www.bloomberg.com/features/2015-hospital-hack/ From 2014 http://www.wired.com/2014/04/hospital-equipment-vulnerable/ From 2013 http://www.forbes.com/sites/ericbasu/2013/08/03/hacking-insulin-pumps-and-other-medical-devices-reality-not-fiction/#56c019f64327 From 2008 https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2008/03/hacking_medical_1.html -- Larry [log in to unmask] *----Lawrence J. MedinaDanville, CARIM Professional since 1972* List archives at http://lists.ufl.edu/archives/recmgmt-l.html Contact [log in to unmask] for assistance To unsubscribe from this list, click the below link. If not already present, place UNSUBSCRIBE RECMGMT-L or UNSUB RECMGMT-L in the body of the message. mailto:[log in to unmask]
