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Wireless Infusion Pump is Test Case for Securing Medical Devices

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Feed Name: Security Ledger

Threat Score
45/100

Date Published: 2014-12-29

Date Updated: 2026-04-26

Author: Paul Roberts

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A NIST draft use-case for securing connected medical devices examines wireless infusion pumps, outlining threats (hard-coded credentials, limited patching, susceptibility to remote access and malware) and recommended mitigations; security experts criticized the draft for suggesting legacy WEP alongside WPA for wireless encryption, a practice widely regarded as insecure and already discouraged by the FDA.

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