Preventing a Hack Attack on Pacemakers

Description

100,000 patients receive implantable defibrillators each year. These devices can save lives by shocking hearts back into a normal rhythm, but did you know they can also be easily hacked into? Now electrical engineers and computer scientists have found a way to password protect pacemakers and defibrillators.

Runtime

2 min

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Date of Publication

[2014], c2014

Database

Films on Demand

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