http://science-nature.marc8.com/news-tags/physical-safety The taxonomy view with a depth of 0. en http://science-nature.marc8.com/implantable-medical-devices-may-expose-patients-security-pri <p>Implantable cardiac defibrillators that are equipped with wireless technology are vulnerable to having private medical information extracted -- and even having the devices reprogrammed -- without the patients' knowledge. Not only does this pose a potential security risk, it could also endanger patients' physical safety. <p><a href="http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~a/sciencedaily?a=hzvhCM"><img src="http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~a/sciencedaily?i=hzvhCM" border="0"></img></a></p> <p><a href="http://science-nature.marc8.com/implantable-medical-devices-may-expose-patients-security-pri">read more</a></p> http://science-nature.marc8.com/implantable-medical-devices-may-expose-patients-security-pri#comments Top stories implantable cardiac defibrillators implantable medical devices physical safety security risk wireless technology http://science-nature.marc8.com/crss/node/1973 Mon, 17 Mar 2008 08:00:00 -0500 admin 1973 at http://science-nature.marc8.com