Robotic medical devices, such as surgical equipment, offer tremendous potential to improve patient care, but the cyber risks associated with these technologies must be carefully addressed and mitigated, said Kevin Fu, a professor and director of the Archimedes Center for Health Care and Medical Device Cybersecurity, Northeastern University.
“Robotic surgery and the use of robots in healthcare is really important for helping patients to lead more normal and healthy lives. But we can’t simply give lip service to cybersecurity,” he said.
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