PACEMAKERS
DEER PARK, NY - OCTOBER 18, 2017 - John Landro, 79, a patient with a pacemaker that has received a recent software update, a software patch to reduce the risk of a hacker gaining access to a pacemaker and causing harm, at his home, on October 18, 2017, in Deer Park, NY. So far, no hacks have happened, and the update itself carries a small risk of causing pacemakers to malfunction. The dilemma shows the limits of technology as more medical devices are connected to the web. Credit: Heather Walsh for The Wall Street Journal
PACEMAKERS