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FDA calls for increased health IT cybersecurity efforts

14/06/2013 15:56

With hackers and cyberattacks increasing as threats to medical devices, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration this week published new guidance calling for developers and healthcare facilities to beef up security efforts while creating and using those devices.

In its guidelines, the FDA recommended that all device manufacturers work to:

Limit unauthorized device access to only trusted users

Protect individual components from exploitation

Craft strategies for active security protections appropriate for a device's use environment

Provide methods for retention and recovery following security breakdowns

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