Robot surgeons are not protected from cyber threats

Scientists have liberatacao surgical robots to show that cars can be hacked remotely. This helped to detect the vulnerabilities of the system security. Experts from the University of Washington (UW) conducted a series of cyber attacks on remotely controlled (remote-controlled) robotic surgeons. They used several techniques, including a DoS attack, which overloaded the machine useless data, destabilizirovat the system.

Hackers managed to change the commands sent by the operator to the robot and break the machine.

We want to create a new generation of remote-controlled robots that are resistant to some of the newly discovered threats, which may be subject to operator, patient or any other person in the real world, — quotes the words of researchers resource Phys.org.

According to the forecast, in the next six years, the market for surgical robots is estimated at $ 20 billion. The next generation of machines are expected to improve the quality of surgical treatment.

A study of Washington researchers raises questions of clinical use of robot surgeons for treatment of cardiac valves or the removal of tumors.

The robots allowed us Administration on control over foodstuff and medicines (FDA) uses a secure communication channel, but this possibility is not everywhere.

When a disaster, the network may get damaged. In this case, you may have to launch the drone with a router on Board and send signals to it.

We need to develop and test additional security measures until the next generation telerobotic, said the researchers.published

 

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Source: hi-news.ru