New regulations from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that went into effect on Sunday require vendors of medical devices to enhance security features in a bid to prevent hacking. The rules empower the FDA to refuse devices that do not meet its cybersecurity guidelines, and compel manufacturers to monitor and swiftly address known vulnerabilities. The regulations highlight the Biden administration’s push for stringent cybersecurity rules amid a surge in ransomware attacks on the healthcare sector.
Sleep study patients’ personal data accessed in ransomware attack, SA Health says
Over 2,000 patient files from Adelaide’s Women’s and Children’s Hospital were accessed during a ransomware attack targeting third-party company Compumedics. The company, which supplies sleep
