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FDA Updates Cybersecurity Page With New Publications For Cybersecurity Awareness Month

 
• By Brian Bossetta

Recognizing October as cybersecurity awareness month, the US FDA has added new publications to its list of resources concerning the cybersecurity of medical devices.

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The Food and Drug Administration continues to remind stakeholders that medical devices remain vulnerable to security breaches that can compromise their safety and effectiveness.

To stress the importance of cybersecurity for medical devices, the FDA has updated its cybersecurity

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