A major incident has been declared at Arrowe Park Hospital due to a cybersecurity breach. The cyber attack resulted in all electronic systems going down, hindering access to records and results, and leading to everything being done manually. The incident is expected to cause longer waits in emergency and assessment areas and the hospital advises individuals to only seek help if it’s a genuine emergency.
Dispersed responsibility, lack of asset inventory is causing gaps in medical device cybersecurity
Witnesses at a House hearing on medical device cybersecurity highlighted the need for better tracking of devices and their vulnerability to cyber threats. They noted
