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St. Jude Medical Announces it is Forming a Cyber Security Medical Advisory Board

St. Jude Medical Announces it is Forming a Cyber Security Medical Advisory Board

ST. PAUL, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--St. Jude Medical, Inc. (NYSE:STJ), a global medical device company, today announced that it is forming a Cyber Security Medical Advisory Board (CSMAB) to advise us as we continue to advance cyber security standards in the medical device industry by working with experts and government agencies.We recognize that improving technology to address cyber security risks must be balanced with how to best care for patients benefitting from medical devices.Creating the CSMAB ensures we receive direct feedback from leading physicians on patient management considerations.


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St. Jude Medical Forms Cybersecurity Advisory Group

St. Jude Medical Forms Cybersecurity Advisory Group

Medical-device maker St. Jude Medical Inc., which has rebuffed allegations that its products are vulnerable to hacking and other electronic threats, is setting up an advisory group to work on increased safeguards against cyberthreats.The Minnesota company, which is merging with Abbott Laboratories in a deal that would create a combined company with more nearly $9 billion in annual cardiovascular sales, said the Cyber Security...


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St. Jude Medical to Form Cybersecurity Board After Heart Device Defect

St. Jude Medical to Form Cybersecurity Board After Heart Device Defect

Medical-device maker St. Jude Medical said on Monday that it planned to set up a medical advisory board focused on cyber-security issues affecting patient care and safety.St. Jude said in a statement that the group, known as the Cyber Security Medical Advisory Board, would provide advice on cyber security standards for medical devices.The St. Paul, Minnesota-based company is establishing the group as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration investigates claims that St. Jude heart devices are riddled with defects that make them vulnerable to fatal cyber hacks.