53% of hospital IoT devices have security vulnerabilities

Over half of Internet of Things (IoT) devices in hospital settings were found to contain critical cybersecurity vulnerabilities, according to the 2022 State of Healthcare IoT Device Security report from Cynerio.

Security vulnerabilities in healthcare settings can pose risks not only to hospital data, but also to patients and those dependent upon IoT devices. According to the security report, one-third of bedside IoT healthcare devices contain a critical cyber risk. What's more, 79% of hospital IoT devices are used at least monthly, which narrows the amount of time available to patch the vulnerability.

The report outlines top cyber vulnerabilities facing hospital IoT devices, as well as the devices that face the highest level of security risk, as measured by a framework based upon the NIST Cybersecurity Framework. The top five devices with high risk levels include:

IV pump
Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) phone
Ultrasound
Medicine dispenser
IP camera

The report explores mitigation and prevention tactics for cybersecurity professionals in the healthcare sphere. Discover more report findings here.

Madeline Lauver is a former Editor in Chief at Security magazine. Within her role at Security, Lauver focused on news articles, web exclusives, features and several departments for Security’s monthly digital edition, as well as managing social media and multimedia content.

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