Cybercrimes pose growing threat to medical devices

Biomedical Instrumentation and Technology

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 26-34

  Wirth, Axel ^a  

^a SYMANTEC RESEARCH LABS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COMPUTER SYSTEM; CRIME; CYBERCRIME; DEVICE; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HUMAN; INTERNET; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM;

COMPUTER COMMUNICATION NETWORKS; COMPUTER SECURITY; EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; MEDICAL INFORMATICS;

EID: 79953230521     PISSN: 08998205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2345/0899-8205-45.1.26     Document Type: Article

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