Two days passed.
- Good morning, boss!
- Good day, Mark!
— I have never seen a bigger mess than in this hospital!Security Tales: Cobot the Pest
Vladimir Bezmaly | 09.13.2017
- Johann, we need your help!
— What happened? And how can we help the labor commission?
- We still can't understand it ourselves. Have you heard about the accident with human casualties at the car factory in the city of M?
- Of course. But only in general terms.
- Shall we come to you? Is that convenient?
- Of course. We're waiting.
Two hours passed.
- Good afternoon, Johann!
- Good afternoon! How can we help you?
— I hope you can, because we simply have no idea lebanon mobile database the accident was possible. A controlled industrial robot, designed for physical interaction with people in a collaborative work environment, they are also called CoBots — from the phrase collaborative bots, suddenly dropped a multi-ton workpiece on people nearby. As a result, three died, and five more are in intensive care. This is simply impossible, even theoretically. We need to find out who is to blame. The manufacturer? The integrator who installed the equipment? The company that operated it?
- Okay. We'll try to help you. Unfortunately, it will take a lot of time and the manufacturer's assistance.
— There are no problems with the manufacturer. He is ready to help you in every way, because until the decision was made we prohibited the sale, installation and operation of such equipment.
— Yes, guest access points are sticking out right in the hospital network, and the medical equipment is not separated from the corporate office network. Given the weak built-in authentication, the hack was just a matter of time. The equipment was hacked and the dose was increased by command from the outside. The patient simply had no chance. It seems to me that an information security audit of all hospitals and clinics should be conducted, and an urgent one at that, and the relevant specialists should be sent for recertification. And this should be done by the emperor’s decision.
- If you think so, then we will insist on it!
The main problem with smart devices, especially in medicine, is weak security. And I'm afraid this problem will grow. Are you ready for this? I'm not!