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A report by British Columbia’s auditor general says thousands of medical devices used to diagnose and treat people lack effective cybersecurity protections.
The Provincial Health Services Authority, which works with regional health authorities, lacks cybersecurity controls for its medical networks and is not effectively managing threats on medical devices, auditor-general Michael Pickup said Tuesday.
The audit also found the authority did not evaluate all cybersecurity threats and their risks to patients.
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B.C.'s auditor general says the Provincial Health Services Authority is not effectively managing cybersecurity threats for medical devices and has not evaluated the risk to patients.
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