Compromising a Medical Mannequin

TL;DR

This paper demonstrates that it is feasible to breach a medical training mannequin in a live environment, highlighting security vulnerabilities in medical training devices and laying groundwork for future research.

Contribution

It provides the first empirical analysis of the security vulnerabilities of a medical training mannequin, establishing a foundation for further security research in medical devices.

Findings

Breaching a medical mannequin is possible in a live setting.

Security vulnerabilities exist in medical training devices.

The research offers initial insights for future security improvements.

Abstract

Medical training devices are becoming increasingly dependent on technology, creating opportunities that are inherently conducive to security breaches. Previous medical device research has focused on individual device security breaches and the technical aspects involved with these breaches. This research examines the viability of breaching a production-deployed medical training mannequin. The results of the proof of concept research indicate that it is possible to breach a medical training mannequin in a live environment. The research contribution is an initial empirical analysis of the viability of compromising a medical training mannequin along with providing the foundation for future research.