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FDA Offers Best Practices for Alerting About Cyberthreats

As concerns about cybersecurity become part of the everyday threat landscape, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is taking steps to help medical device manufacturers educate consumers about cybersecuri... Read More...

FDA Releases Discussion Paper on Medical Device Cybersecurity Challenges

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released a discussion paper on specific cybersecurity practices related to the servicing of medical devices. The discussion paper, “Strengthening Cybersecurity... Read More...

FDA Names First Acting Director of Medical Device Cybersecurity

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has appointed its first Active Director of Medical Device Cybersecurity. According to a posting on the website of Health ITSecurity, the agency has named Kevin Fu, a... Read More...

University of Cincinnati Heads National Cybersecurity Initiative

The University of Cincinnati is leading a bold new initiative for cybersecurity.

FDA Releases Draft Guidance of Medical Device Cybersecurity

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a series of recommendations for medical device manufacturers whose devices may be susceptible to cybersecurity risks. Issued in mid-October, the FDA’s d... Read More...

New Method Could Stop Cyber Attacks On GPS

Scientists from the UTSA Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering have designed a computer algorithm to fight back against cyberattacks

FCC Publishes, Then Retracts, White Papers on Cybersecurity Risk Reduction, Digital Infrastructure

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued and then retracted Commission-authored white papers on cybersecurity risk reduction and the digital infrastructure. The papers, which were originally publis... Read More...

FDA Issues Final Guidance on Medical Device Cybersecurity

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a final version of its Guidance regarding the post-market management of cybersecurity in medical devices. Originally published in draft form in January ... Read More...

Secure Passwords Can Be Sent Through Your Body

The next phase in password security could be at your fingertips -- literally. Learn how scientists are turning your body into an unhackable information transmitter.

Hackers Can Steal PIN Codes from Wearables

Your wearable device is tracking your hand movements, which is great if you want to know how many calories you’ve burned, but terrible if you don’t want hackers to know how to get into your bank account.

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