Connected medical devices are twice as likely to be vulnerable to the BlueKeep exploit than other devices on hospital networks, putting patients and staff at additional risk from cyber-attacks. According to figures in a new report from researchers at healthcare cybersecurity company CyberMDX, 22% of all Windows devices in a typical hospital are exposed to BlueKeep because they haven’t received the relevant patches. And when it comes to connected medical devices running on Windows, the figure rises to 45% – meaning almost half are vulnerable.
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"The mandates have complicated it and made it even more costly for healthcare industry...."
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@Richard Bejlich, Principal Security Strategist , provides expert commentary at @Information Security Buzz.
"The first step for hospitals is to instrument their networks and identify connected medical devices. ..."
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