Editor's Pick: St. Jude Medical Patches Cardiac Machine's Cybersecurity Flaw

St. Jude Medical Patches Cardiac Machine's Cybersecurity Flaw

John P. Mello Jr. Jan 11, 2017 9:51 AM PT
	Medical device maker St. Jude Medical on Monday began deploying software designed to protect its remote monitoring system for implantable pacemaker and defibrillator devices. The move came on the heels of the U.S. food and Drug Administration's warning that the company's Merlin@home Transmitter contained vulnerabilities that could be exploited by hackers. [More...]

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