J&J, Hacker Work Together To Fix Insulin Pump Vulnerability

12 Oct 2016

US FDA says the collaborative approach taken by an independent security researcher and Johnson & Johnson/Animas in responding to a potentially fatal cybersecurity vulnerability with the firm's Animas OneTouch Ping insulin pump should be a model for the industry that aligns with the agency's recent draft guidance.

In a case straight out of FDA's playbook for tackling cybersecurity vulnerabilities, Johnson & Johnson recently announced it is working with the hacker who discovered a security loophole on their Animas Corp.OneTouch Ping insulin pump to mitigate the problem.

Jay Radcliffe, a senior security consultant and researcher at Rapid7, discovered that he was able to break into the OneTouch...