FDA Pilot Program Sparks Questions About Healthcare IoT Security Risks
October 26th, 2017
The Internet of Things (IoT) is a significant part of the unstructured big data intake to healthcare organizations. It’s paramount to secure the input from healthcare IoT devices to maintain data privacy and prevent data breaches. A recent decision by the FDA will make it more complicated for big data custodians at healthcare institutions to keep pace with all of the IoT devices used in those settings and ensure that data the devices transmit is secure.