Over half of internet-connected devices used in hospitals have a vulnerability that could put patient safety, confidential data, or the usability of a device at risk, according to a new report from the healthcare cybersecurity company Cynerio. The report analyzed data from over 10 million devices at over 300 hospitals and health care facilities globally, which the company collected through connectors attached to the devices as part of its security platform. The most common type of internet-connected device in hospitals was an infusion pump. These devices can remotely connect to electronic medical records, pull the correct dosage of a medication…
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(Photo : ADA Ninjaz) Non-fungible tokens were one of the talking points of the blockchain space between 2020 and 2021. They continue to prove to non-crypto enthusiasts that they are more than just mere jpegs as claimed, but tokens with real power to accelerate blockchain adoption. Fast forward to 2022, they continue to disrupt the art world by allowing many communities of developers to leverage them to create blockchain-based projects with defining utilities. One of the projects that emerged from the blockchain space last year was ADA Ninjaz. It is a Cardano-based project with real-world utility that aims to onboard…
The US government’s site to claim free COVID tests, which has started accepting orders a day before it was scheduled to, is drawing in a lot of visitors — more than every other government page combined, according to the government’s own analytics site. Web traffic numbers change by the second, but at 1:32PM ET, when I ran the report to download real-time numbers for all governmental pages, COVIDTests.gov (along with its FAQ page and versions of the site in other languages) had 685,817 visitors. The visitor counts for the 3,853 other pages included in the report totaled 419,615. Traffic doesn’t…
According to the latest report, Apple said that it will now comply with the new changes on its App Store, particularly targeting Dutch users. The Cupertino giant reportedly allows third-party payment mechanisms for dating apps in the Netherlands. This is the first time that this modification has taken place in the country. Third-Party Payment Options on Dating Apps (Photo : Zhiyue Xu from Unsplash)Apple is now allowing third-party payment options for the dating apps in the Dutch App Store, as part of the new changes. Apple wrote an update on Friday, Jan. 14, regarding a new App Store implementation for the dating…
The White House has announced that people will be able to order free COVID-19 tests from COVIDTests.gov starting on Wednesday, January 19th. This follows a promise that the government would be setting up a website to distribute 500 million tests, which President Joe Biden announced in December. You’ll only have to put in two pieces of info to get a test shipped to you — your name and address. In its announcement, the White House said the tests will ship through the US Postal Service “within 7–12 days of ordering.” Currently, the limit is four tests per residential address. To…
(Photo : Collegeconfessions) One of the most significant reasons behind the robust growth of content on social media is the relatability factor. In other words, relatable content has always found a place allowing many social media pages to reach the maximum audience. Leveraging the latest trends, one of the popular Instagram pages, ‘College Confessions’ has created a niche by targeting college students from across the globe. This one-of-a-kind page has all things about entertainment that caters to students. With a fanbase of more than 6 million, ‘College Confessions’ is the number 1 page creating exceptional content for college-goers. Right from…
Activity data from a Fitbit can predict changes in blood sugar control for adults with prediabetes, a condition that affects around one in three adults in the United States, a new study shows. The findings point to a strategy that tech companies might use in their rumored efforts to build diabetes technology into wearable products. “It kind of makes sense intuitively — more movement, more physical activity leads to overall better health, and better health is one of the factors behind improved glycemic control,” says Jessilyn Dunn, an assistant professor of biomedical engineering at Duke University who wasn’t involved with…
Magic Leap announced Tuesday that it was giving four healthcare partners early access to its next-gen augmented reality headset, including neurotechnology company SyncThink. With the new partnership, the company is interested in targeting vestibular disorders, which cause dizziness, SyncThink chief clinical officer Scott Anderson told The Verge. SyncThink has been collaborating with Magic Leap for a few years, Anderson says. Now, it’s expanding that relationship to bring Magic Leap 2 into the neurological health space and collaborate on clinical studies, he says. SyncThink already has FDA clearance for an eye-tracking VR device that helps diagnose concussions. Changes in eye movements…
At a press conference on Monday, the Biden administration announced a policy that will require insurance companies to reimburse up to eight over-the-counter at-home COVID-19 tests for their customers beginning January 15th, as first reported by the Associated Press. The administration said in a Twitter thread that the “update” is a part of a larger plan to “increase access to COVID-19 testing.” Under the new policy, insured Americans will either have to purchase the test kits under their insurance or submit receipts to their insurance for reimbursement. A family of four under the same plan would be eligible to be…
Researchers discovered URL-parsing bugs that could impact several web apps. The cybersecurity experts noticed some vulnerabilities borne out of inconsistencies from the affected libraries. They further warned that these apps could be outlets for data leaks, remote code execution (RCE), and denial-of-service (DoS) attacks. What is URL Parsing (Photo : Mati Mango via Pexels)URL-Parsing Bugs Before discussing the bugs that hit certain libraries, we should first know the definition of URL parsing. According to Threatpost, it is the process of “breaking down a web address” into various components. Its main goal is to properly align the traffic across different servers.…