10 Ways to Mitigate the Risk and Effect of Cyber Attacks on Medical Devices

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Don’t leave default passwords in place, change passwords.

Don’t use WEP / PSK/ TKIP.

Make sure data are encrypted at rest.

Have a patch management facility.

Employ role-based network access controls.

Ensure redundancy.

Re-verify system periodically.

Perform all of these items on the infrastructure as well.

Ask for security test results before purchasing devices.

Perform regular audits.

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