FDA warns of vulnerabilities for certain GE Health Clinical Information Central Stations

The FDA issued a safety communication last week informing healthcare providers, facilities and patients about cybersecurity vulnerabilities identified for certain GE Healthcare Clinical Information Central Stations and Telemetry Servers. These devices are primarily used in healthcare facilities for displaying patient information, such as the physiologic status of a patient, and monitoring patient status from a central location in a facility, such as a nurse’s bay. The cybersecurity vulnerabilities identified could allow an attacker to remotely take control of the device to silence alarms, generate false alarms or interfere with the function of patient monitors connected to these devices. 

Read more about the safety communication and warnings here.