Security News > 2016 > February > Hacking hospitals: Cyber attacks can result in physical harm (Help Net Security)
2016-02-24 19:20
Independent Security Evaluators (ISE) published a study that demonstrates security flaws to be pervasive within the healthcare industry. The research found that adversaries could deploy cyber attacks that result in physical harm to patients. 100% of the hospitals investigated all had very serious security issues, suggesting broader implications across the entire industry. The following diagram shows how an attack that disrupts the accurate delivery of medicine can directly affect a patient’s health. In this case, … More →
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