Hacking Insulin Pumps And Other Medical Devices - Reality Not Fiction

One of the briefings at Black Hat this year was a session on how vulnerable medical devices are to cyber attack, given by Jay Radcliff. This was part of our company's coverage of Black Hat and Defcon highlights sent via social media. Although the actual demonstration of an insulin pump being induced to given an insulin overdose as a result of switching batteries was interesting, the more disturbing take away from the briefing was the lack of controls and incentives on medical device manufacturer...