IoT security: the sore point in the hospital
The attackers are interested in IoT devices in hospitals. Independent of the industry, experts have been warning of corresponding IoT vulnerabilities for years. An analysis by Marc Laliberte, Technical Security Operations Manager at WatchGuard. Since January 2021, the German federal government has provided three billion euros for the digitization of hospitals as part of the Hospital Future Act. A further 1,3 billion come from the federal states. The goal: a comprehensive investment program for modern emergency capacities, digitization and, last but not least, measures to increase IT security. With the last point in particular, the urgency to act is obvious, because clinics are always ...
