Bringing Military Medical Devices into the 21st Century

Commentary contributed by Neil Oliver, Technical Marketing Manager, Accutronics Ltd.

In the 15th century, soldiers injured in battle were left on the battlefield for two to three days until their condition either stabilized or they died. Since the efforts of surgeon Ambroise Paré in the same century, one of the forerunners in improving medical treatment for injured soldiers, the care that soldiers receive today is much safer, quicker, and well organized.

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Are You in Safe Hands?

Neil Oliver, Technical Marketing Manager, Accutronics

In 2015, a hacking convention held in Kentucky found a staggering 68,000 vulnerable medical technology (MedTech) systems in just one healthcare organization. Subsequently, a senior researcher at security company Kaspersky Lab revealed at 2016’s Security Analyst Summit that he had easily infiltrated an MRI machine and uncovered sensitive information. Read more about Are You in Safe Hands?