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FDA to Hospitals: Ditch Remotely Hackable IV Pumps

posted by cmn32480 on Monday August 10 2015, @04:01AM   Printer-friendly
from the how-about-patient-safety dept.

fliptop writes:

According to Engadget:

The Food and Drug Administration "strongly encourages" hospitals to stop using Hospira's Symbiq Infusion System, because it's vulnerable to cyberattacks that would allow a third party to remotely control dosages delivered via the computerized pumps. Unauthorized users are able to access the Symbiq system through connected hospital networks, according to the FDA and the Department of Homeland Security's Industrial Control Systems Cyber Emergency Response Team. ICS-CERT reported the vulnerability on July 21st and the FDA released its own safety alert on Friday, July 31st. Thankfully, there are no reported incidences of the Symbiq system being hacked.

Hospira no longer sells the Symbiq system anymore, but it's still available via third-party vendors. Spotted on The Eponymous Pickle.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday August 11 2015, @01:50AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday August 11 2015, @01:50AM (#221040)

    Having real software engineers would go far to mitigate this problem. Licensed professionals who must sign off on every project, and carry professional liability if there are issues. Just like every other _real_ engineer. Today's "software engineers" and "sanitation engineers" (trash men) don't count.

    Also, no more "no guarantee that software is fit for any purpose" B.S. Any entity selling software must be financially liable for any damages due to defects in their software.

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday August 11 2015, @11:59AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday August 11 2015, @11:59AM (#221219)

    Well, good job making software development much more expensive and failing to support freedom.