Indiana University Health’s (IU Health) https://www.iuhealth.org, lab is testing medical devices for vulnerabilities to cyberhacking. The lab will research technology to use to combat the rise in hacking threats to internet-linked medical devices such as infusion pumps, blood pressure monitors, and EKG machines.
IU Health will collaborate with private companies, universities, and other partners in the lab’s research. With the growing use of telehealth and other virtual care during the COVID-19 pandemic, medical providers and patients are increasingly relying on medical devices that are connected to the internet and require protection from targeted cyberattacks.
According to Nick Sturgeon, Director of Information Services for IU Health, “Few health systems have committed to an initiative like this to protect their medical devices. Findings from the lab’s research is expected to improve cybersecurity within the healthcare industry and prevent harm from the cyberattacks that are increasing in number and severity.”