Majority of healthcare devices will be vulnerable to cyberattack
As healthcare operators continually rely on medical devices in workflows, unsupported devices are likely to become more vulnerable to cyberattacks, according to a report from medical device and internet of things company Forescout.
The findings underscore that as medical devices can do more and become more prevalent, the risk of cyberattacks also grow.
Healthcare operators these days are utilizing a number of different devices on medical networks, though more than half are still traditional computing devices, while nearly 40% are IoT devices, such as network printers, tablets, and smart TVs.
Of devices that run Windows, 71% will see their software expire in 2020, opening up the risk of cyberattacks, according to Forescout.
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