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Neural Implants Bring Hope for Treatment, But Pose New Cybersecurity Headaches
Implantable neural devices that plug into a patient’s brain or spinal cord are offering transformative clinical therapy for illnesses such as Parkinson’s disease, epilepsy and chronic pain. But could these devices potentially enable hackers to manipulate their function, steal sensitive medical data – or perhaps even worse – read a patient’s mind?
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In this episode of the “ISMG Security Report,” Executive Editor Marianne Kolbasuk McGee and security researcher Kevin Fu examine the serious privacy and security caveats of promising implantable neural technologies.
Bluetooth connections to the brain – what could possibly go wrong?
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