St. Jude Medical Forms Cybersecurity Advisory Group
October 17 2016 - 10:10PM
Dow Jones News
Medical-device maker St. Jude Medical Inc., which has rebuffed
allegations that its products are vulnerable to hacking and other
electronic threats, is setting up an advisory group to work on
increased safeguards against cyberthreats.
The Minnesota company, which is merging with Abbott Laboratories
in a deal that would create a combined company with more nearly $9
billion in annual cardiovascular sales, said the Cyber Security
Medical Advisory Board will bring together medical and technology
experts to weigh in as part of its product development.
"Cyber security is an ongoing challenge for many industries and
it is essential that medical device companies have a clinical
perspective when assessing the security of their products," said
Dr. Leslie A. Saxon, one of the initial members and a professor of
medicine at the University of Southern California's Keck School of
Medicine and executive director of the USC Center for Body
Computing.
In addition to Dr. Saxon, members include Ken Ellenbogen,
Virginia Commonwealth University Health System; Andrew Epstein,
University of Pennsylvania's Perelman School of Medicine; and Niraj
Varma, Cleveland Clinic.
Write to Maria Armental at maria.armental@wsj.com
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
October 17, 2016 21:55 ET (01:55 GMT)
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