Medical Devices

The average total cost of a cyberattack was $4.99 million, a 13% increase from the previous year, new survey finds.

The research uses Galaxy Watch biometric data to explore how to build a more effective, personalized picture of individuals' health.

<p>Ali Youssef, a cybersecurity director at Henry Ford Health, says specialized tools can detect and limit attacks before they spread, but health systems should take the approach of assuming that bad actors are already on their network to be able to react quickly.</p> <p>  </p>

<p>As more patients receive hospital care at home using digital health devices, Kevin Littlefield, principal for cybersecurity at MITRE, talks about the existing and upcoming guidance on how hospitals can apply privacy and security mitigations within their various implementations.</p>

<p>Dr. Benoit Desjardins, professor at the University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, discusses ways hackers can access medical records from understaffed healthcare organizations – and how those organizations can best mitigate their cyber risk.</p>

<p>Shine Technology is looking to develop partnerships with American companies, says David Chen, director of business development for the company, a medical device supplier in Beijing.</p> <p> </p>

<p>Over time, the augmented reality headset will have use in the operating room to see an MRI, CT scan or ultrasound projected onto the patient, says Sam Glassenberg, founder and CEO of Level Ex.</p>

The AI approach could improve the efficacy and accuracy of ECG assessment. The model enables interpretation of cardiac readings as language.

<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">In a collaboration with AT&T, the Cherish device is on when it's plugged in, with no app to download or password needed, says CEO and founder Sumit Nagpal.</span></span></p>

<p>ComplyAssistant CEO Gerry Blass and University Hospital CISO Frank Sinatra discuss the Health Industry Cybersecurity Practices (HICP) guide, which aims to prevent threats coming from phishing, ransomware, data loss and attacks against connected medical devices.</p> <p> </p>