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Healthcare IT gets old, but hackers remain nimble

Posted on October 24, 2016October 24, 2016 By Davey Winder

Healthcare IT is expected to work hard for a long time, and that’s really not good for keeping security healthy

People are living longer. Fact. An ageing population places a resource strain on the healthcare sector, and service delivery will suffer without increased investment. Fact.

Replace ‘people’ and ‘population’ with ‘medical devices’ and ‘technology landscape’ and that’s a portrait of healthcare insecurity right there. Fact.

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Opinion Tags:Hacking, Health, healthcare, NHS, Opinion

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