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MASSDEVICE ON CALL — The medical device industry is far from prepared to defend its technology from potential cybersecurity threats, but some device makers may be starting to look at the issue. Long-time medtech cybersecurity researcher Kevin Fu says that he's "starting to see some glimmers of hope" that the industry is developing security standards.
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