As Iran prepares to avenge its recent humiliating ground defeats with concerted cyber-attacks on the US, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a stark warning to the medical sector.

“Manufacturing infrastructure can be particularly vulnerable with connected devices, Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), and smart technologies becoming more ubiquitous. These connected technologies, considered Operational Technologies (OT), have historically been designed to prioritize consistent functionality over cybersecurity. Consequently, it is sometimes difficult to tell what, when, and where communications are happening, which has the potential to increase the risk of a cybersecurity incident,” warns the FDA.