Tip of the Iceberg: FDA’s Alert to Unplug Hospira’s Drug Infusion Pumps from Clinical Networks

On July 31, the FDA issued an alert advising healthcare facilities to stop using Hospira's Symbiq drug infusion pump due to a security vulnerability.  Infusion pumps are used by medical facilities to automatically administer doses of medication to patients based on the amount specified by the caretaker. The vulnerability allows an attacker to change the doses of prescribed medicine and impact patient safety....