Heart Hackers

Artificial hearts are among the medical devices found subject to technical attack." The rapid advances in medical technology, paired with the relative paltry consideration of security in medical devices, should be a wake-up call for those that build and implement these life-saving technologies. Given the public health issues at-stake, a closer regulatory approach should be considered as well as vigorous public discussion. Unless some steps are taken now to deal with medical device security, a whole generation of devices may be implanted which are subject to remote tampering and interference. Repairing the existing security holes would likely be more complex than downloading the latest “patch” from the manufacturer. It might mean the necessity of a second surgical procedure to remove or upgrade an insecure device." Read the article from the ominously titled "Future Crimes: Anticipating Tomorrow's Crimes Today"