2015 Symposium Posters

Project Members
Susan Fowler

Health care facilities are increasingly adopting computers and medical devices into patient care regimens and therapies. Medical devices have evolved to become popular for many purposes, including prolonged managed care including implantable medical devices. Wireless communications are becoming popular for these IMDs as well as for networking medical devices in a clinical setting. Along with these progressions in technology, security and privacy must be considered to ensure patient privacy and safety. Malware can be introduced in many of the same ways traditional computer systems suffer compromises, with wireless technology compounding these vulnerabilities. Regulations and practices must recognize these threats to security, availability and privacy to both health care entities and patients. Keywords: Medical device, malware, information security