Cybersecurity for Cardiac Implantable Electronic Devices: What Should You Know?

Medical devices have been targets of hacking for over a decade, and this cybersecurity issue has affected many types of medical devices. Lately, the potential for hacking of cardiac devices (pacemakers and defibrillators) claimed the attention of the media, patients, and health care providers. This...

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Published in:Journal of the American College of Cardiology 2018-03, Vol.71 (11), p.1284-1288
Main Authors: Baranchuk, Adrian, Refaat, Marwan M, Patton, Kristen K, Chung, Mina K, Krishnan, Kousik, Kutyifa, Valentina, Upadhyay, Gaurav, Fisher, John D, Lakkireddy, Dhanunjaya R
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cardiac arrhythmia
Cardiology
Computer networks
Computer Security
Cybercrime
Cybersecurity
Defibrillators
Defibrillators, Implantable
Electronic devices
Electronic equipment
Electrophysiologic Techniques, Cardiac - instrumentation
Electrophysiology
Hackers
Health care
Heart
Heart diseases
Humans
Insulin
Internet of Things
Medical device industry
Medical devices
Medical equipment
Medical technology
Monitoring systems
Network security
Pacemaker, Artificial
Pacemakers
Patient safety
Patients
Reconfiguration
Researchers
Software
Surgical implants
Wireless communications
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Summary:Medical devices have been targets of hacking for over a decade, and this cybersecurity issue has affected many types of medical devices. Lately, the potential for hacking of cardiac devices (pacemakers and defibrillators) claimed the attention of the media, patients, and health care providers. This is a burgeoning problem that our newly electronically connected world faces. In this paper from the Electrophysiology Section Council, we briefly discuss various aspects of this relatively new threat in light of recent incidents involving the potential for hacking of cardiac devices. We explore the possible risks for the patients and the effect of device reconfiguration in an attempt to thwart cybersecurity threats. We provide an outline of what can be done to improve cybersecurity from the standpoint of the manufacturer, government, professional societies, physician, and patient.
ISSN:0735-1097
1558-3597
DOI:10.1016/j.jacc.2018.01.023