From WannaCry to WannaDie: Security trade-offs and design for implantable medical devices

• Published in: ISCIT : 2017 17th International Symposium on Communications and Information Technologies : 25-27 September 2017 pp. 1 - 5
• Main Authors: Guanglou Zheng, Guanghe Zhang, Wencheng Yang, Valli, Craig, Shankaran, Rajan, Orgun, Mehmet A.
• Format: Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: IEEE 01.09.2017
• Subjects: Biomedical monitoring; Medical diagnostic imaging; Medical services; Monitoring; Pacemakers; Security; Wireless communication

Healthcare sectors are increasingly facing cyber security challenges and threats from adversaries due to numerous security flaws and the lack of security safeguards in medical devices. Among these medical devices and systems, security issues that concern implantable medical devices (IMDs) have attra...