St. Jude Medical forms cyber security board

St. Jude Medical, a medical device maker in Saint Paul, Minnesota, is taking action to prevent cyber threats from attacking the company.

St. Jude's Cyber Security Medical Advisory Board will bring medical and technology experts together to provide insight on how to prevent cyber-attack incidents from occurring. 

“Cyber security is an ongoing challenge for many industries, and it is essential that medical device companies have a clinical perspective when assessing the security of their products,” said Leslie A. Saxon, MD, a professor of medicine at the University of Southern California’s Keck School of Medicine and executive director of the USC Center for Body Computing.

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As a Senior Writer for TriMed Media Group, Katherine primarily focuses on producing news stories, Q&As and features for Cardiovascular Business. She reports on several facets of the cardiology industry, including emerging technology, new clinical trials and findings, and quality initiatives among providers. She is based out of TriMed's Chicago office and holds a bachelor's degree in journalism from Columbia College Chicago. Her work has appeared in Modern Healthcare, Crain's Chicago Business and The Detroit News. She joined TriMed in 2016.

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