Some security experts say companies’ transparency about cybersecurity issues should be emulated by other manufacturers. The latest Philips alert issued on Aug. 21 deals with “resource exhaustion” flaws that put certain central patient monitoring systems at risk for denial-of-service attacks. Another BD alert issued last week deals with authentication issues involving certain medical syringe pumps that are sold and used outside the U.S. The healthcare sector worldwide is facing tough challenges with the cybersecurity of medical devices, especially for older products, experts say.”]
Source: https://www.govinfosecurity.com/philips-bd-yet-again-issue-medical-device-security-alerts-a-11427