Biomedical Devices

In 2007, Vice President Cheney's cardiologist disabled his pacemaker's wireless function to prevent assassination by hackers. The threat was real — and still is.

83% of U.S. hospitals operate medical devices on unpatchable operating systems. The FDA approval process creates a lock-in trap manufacturers exploit.

The FDA knew of critical vulnerabilities in wireless medical devices in 2013. It took a decade to mandate cybersecurity. Millions of unpatchable devices remain implanted.

From pacemakers to insulin pumps, discover five FDA-approved medical devices with documented security vulnerabilities still inside patients today.

Pacemakers can't be patched like phones. Explore the impossible constraints of medical device security and the solutions keeping patients alive and protected.