<span id="hs_cos_wrapper_post_body" class="hs_cos_wrapper hs_cos_wrapper_meta_field hs_cos_wrapper_type_rich_text" style="" data-hs-cos-general-type="meta_field" data-hs-cos-type="rich_text" ><p><img class=" size-full wp-image-2451 aligncenter" src="http://cdn2.hubspot.net/hubfs/2548414/Imported_Blog_Media/medical-devices.jpg" alt="medical-devices" width="310" height="210"></p> <p>ThreatSTOP CEO and Founder Tom Byrnes recently spoke with <a href="http://www.scmagazine.com/what-about-health-care/article/524147/">SC Magazine</a> about the inherent security risks of IoT devices in the healthcare industry.</p> <!--more--><p>According to the article, “another huge area for IoT attacks is the health care vertical. In the same way that operations and facility departments are not in the habit of having light bulbs and door locks approved by IT, their hospital counterparts are not used to getting standard medical systems, such as X-ray and ultrasound machines, approved by IT, either.”</p> <p>Healthcare facilities are under attack because they enable hackers to access very valuable personal healthcare information such as Social Security numbers, medical records and dates of birth. A medical record can fetch as much as <a href="http://resources.infosecinstitute.com/hackers-selling-healthcare-data-in-the-black-market/">$363</a> on the black market.</p> <p>Click <a href="http://www.scmagazine.com/what-about-health-care/article/524147/">here</a> to read the SC Magazine article.</p> <p>The ThreatSTOP report on security for the healthcare industry is available <a href="http://www.threatstop.com/sites/default/files/threatstop_healthcare_whitepaper.pdf">here</a>.</p></span>
