Editing Pacemaker (section)

=== Privacy and security ===
Security and privacy concerns have been raised with pacemakers that allow wireless communication. Unauthorized third parties may be able to read patient records contained in the pacemaker, or reprogram the devices, as has been demonstrated by a team of researchers.<ref name="ICD-Radio">{{cite conference | date = May 2008 | first = Daniel |  last = Halperin | author2 = Thomas S. Heydt-Benjamin | author3 = Benjamin Ransford|author4=Shane S. Clark|author5=Benessa Defend|author6=Will Morgan|author7=Kevin Fu|author8=Tadayoshi Kohno|author9=William H. Maisel|
url=http://www.secure-medicine.org/icd-study/icd-study.pdf |via=Archimedes Center for Medical Device Security |title=Pacemakers and Implantable Cardiac Defibrillators: Software Radio Attacks and Zero-Power Defenses |conference=IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy |
access-date = 2008-08-10}}</ref> The demonstration worked at short range; they did not attempt to develop a long range antenna. The proof of concept exploit helps demonstrate the need for better security and patient alerting measures in remotely accessible medical implants.<ref name="ICD-Radio" /> In response to this threat, Purdue University and Princeton University researchers have developed a prototype firewall device, called MedMon, which is designed to protect wireless medical devices such as pacemakers and insulin pumps from attackers.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.esecurityplanet.com/network-security/researchers-develop-personal-firewall-solution-for-pacemakers-insulin-pumps.html | title=Researchers Develop Personal Firewall Solution for Pacemakers, Insulin Pumps | publisher=eSecurity Planet |first1=Jeff |last1=Goldman | access-date=2012-04-20 | date=2012-04-20 |url-status=dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120423170749/http://www.esecurityplanet.com/network-security/researchers-develop-personal-firewall-solution-for-pacemakers-insulin-pumps.html |archive-date= Apr 23, 2012 }}</ref>