Security News > 2020 > January > Cynerio offers hospitals free Windows 7 risk assessment

To prepare for the transition into Windows 7 End of Life, Cynerio is offering hospitals a complementary risk assessment until February 14, 2020.

Connected medical devices are the weakest link in healthcare security and the prevalence of devices running on the Windows 7 operating system puts hospitals at even greater risk of cyber attack.

Vendors like Siemens, Roche, Philips, and GE have relied on Windows operating systems for years and today, nearly 50% of all medical devices running on Windows use Windows 7.

The risk assessment identifies and flags vulnerabilities on the network, evaluates device criticality to workflow and care delivery, and determines which devices and departments are most at risk.

"Cybersecurity is an ever-changing landscape and today's Windows 7 end-of-life only adds to the inherent weaknesses of hospital networks. If a device responsible for critical care is vulnerable, patients are at risk. It's more important now than ever for hospitals to know their risk and to take educated measures to secure their networks and patients."

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