Taylor Armerding, Contributor

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More Medical Mega-Breaches Thanks To Third-Party Insecurity

The compromise of the personal and medical information of nearly 20 million people held by Quest Diagnostics, LabCorp and Opko Health are just the latest illustration of the damage that a lack of security by third-party vendors can cause.

Medical Device Security Improvements Coming – But Not Anytime Soon

Better cybersecurity is in the works for connected medical devices, thanks to a new standard adopted by the FDA. But given the longevity of devices now in use, the change will be slow.