The breach with the longest shelf-life: Healthcare

The IoT landscape is rapidly evolving and these "things" are becoming countless. A few years ago, it would be hard to believe that medical devices would have network-connected capabilities that can track our health and monitor recovery progress and save lives of every age and demographic. This...
IoT security policy requires comprehensive, expansive visibility
IoT is a black hole; every day it’s sucking in devices that must be secured. But IoT is also a nebulous term. Although emerging devices are easily identified at inception, decades-old technology has become part of the IoT universe --sometimes stealthily --and must be dealt with. These devices...
Medical IoT devices lead to patient safety concerns
With the recent publicized ransomware and cyberattacks, medical device security has become a hot topic in the boardroom. Senior management is not only concerned about sensitive patient data being leaked. Patient safety is now also at risk.
The organizational challenges of securing medical...
Understand how to secure IoMT devices against cyberthreats
When it comes to the Internet of Medical Things (IoMT), healthcare providers have powerful tools at their disposal for capturing and contextualizing vast troves of data useful for improving care outcomes and driving profitability. Securing your IoMT network is critical to not only the benefits of...
A guide for smart supply chain visibility
Pharmaceutical companies are facing uncertainty on a variety of fronts. To remain competitive, they must go beyond developing tamper-proof packaging and invest in tools and infrastructure to manage complex logistics while meeting high requirements for speed and reliability. While the costs of drug...
IoT and the promise of predictive health
When one of his 18-month-old triplets was diagnosed with Type-1 diabetes, Michael Maniscalco, CEO of Better Living Technologies, knew his family needed help. If his little boy's blood sugar level got too low, he risked severe health complications, including death. To guard against this, the child...
Smart healthcare in the IoT era
As the IoT ecosystem expands deeper into our personal lives, smart healthcare technologies open up an array of applications that will improve the quality of care received and contribute to a growing IoT healthcare market. For example,
Software development kits drive healthcare technology and competition
Polar recently announced ANT+ broadcast and transmission capabilities are available in its most recent sensor products. ANT+ technology can broadcast alongside Bluetooth Smart via its software development kit. IT pros probably didn't expect Polar's SDK release to be next step in the company's...
Three challenges facing IT infrastructure in connected healthcare
The rise of the internet of medical things has been a game changer for healthcare. Thanks to IoMT, powerful devices can connect patients and doctors, painting a picture of a patient's full health...
Secure healthcare IoT devices with network traffic analytics
A mere buzzword a few years ago, IoT has come to define modern technology: digital, smart, connected. From watches to vehicles and from homes to entire cities, our world is becoming smarter and more connected by the day. However, IoT's promise of a more convenient, more efficient future comes...