SYNOPSIS
As we rely more and more on networked data and devices with the advent of the 5G networks, there are more Internet-connected devices entering the medical marketplace worldwide. What are the cybersecurity risks to the healthcare sector?
COMMENTARY
YEARS AGO, in the film “The Net”, terrorists arranged to kill a diabetic patient by remotely changing the insulin dose in his IV drip. Today such attacks are possible in reality through remote access to network-connected health devices.
According to the 2019 Health Canada advisory, a cybersecurity vulnerability could allow an attacker to access the settings of some Medtronic insulin pumps and tamper with the amount of insulin delivered to the patient. We have also seen ransomware attacks against hospitals, and major hacks of health insurance and patient electronic health records in some countries, including Singapore.
Read more at https://www.rsis.edu.sg/rsis-publication/cens/healthcare-a-critical-information-infrastructure
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