Report warns IoT medical devices are far too vulnerable to cyberattacks

A report from the Royal Academy of Engineering in the UK says that cyberattacks on connected health devices are an “increasing concern”, particularly pacemakers and MRI scanners. Significant work needs to be done to ensure their safety, and the academy admitted that while it concludes there is no silver bullet for improving cybersecurity and resilience, it calls on organisations to demand that products are ‘secure by default’ and recommend a number of measures.