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Cybersecurity of Networked Medical Devices

By Chinmay Singh, Head of Marketing, Healthcare BU — Yesterday, the FDA issued draft guidance for management of cybersecurity in medical devices. For hospital biomed and IT professionals it is not hard to imagine scenarios where some of the existing devices may fail, even where the general principles of confidentiality, integrity, and availability outlined in [...]

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Survey Indicates Fear Factor Limits Reliance on Wi-Fi at Most Hospitals

By Kamal Anand, SVP and GM, Healthcare Imagine this dreadful headline: Patient dies as alarm fails to reach nurse. You would think such a scenario came from M*A*S*H*, but this is a true story according to George Mills of The Joint Commission. The facts reveal that a 3rd shift nurse turned off patient alarm in the [...]

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“Sticky Clients” Addressed Long Ago at Meru

By Rich Watson, Senior Manager, Product Marketing — Aruba announced a new network service when they launched their 802.11ac solution earlier this month: ClientMatch. No, it’s not another on-line dating service. It is something Meru has always been able to manage; it is Aruba’s solution to the “sticky client” problem. You may not have even [...]

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