The standing-room-only status of the HIMSS16 Cybersecurity Symposium on Monday told the story: The healthcare industry finally grasps the acute risk posed by cybercriminals to hospital systems and medical devices.
That said, awareness still doesn’t necessarily mean folks always grasp the extent and severity of the problem, said Stephen Grimes, principal consultant at Strategic Healthcare Technology Associates, in his education session, “Biomedical Devices: Could Lack of Security Harm Patients?”
