Jay Clemens
Toshiba America Medical Systems Inc. has achieved a Defense Department certification to operate the company’s magnetic resonance systems on the U.S. Air Force“™s network.
Toshiba worked to comply with the Air Force and Defense Health Agency“™s guidelines to protect patient health information from malware, viruses and cyber attacks, the company said Monday.
“This approval is proof that when a customer partners with Toshiba, they are getting the same protection and security expected by our nation“™s armed forces,“ said Beverly Plost, director of MR business unit of Toshiba.
The company incorporated Windows 7 and application whitelisting software into its Vantage Titan 1.5T and Vantage Titan 3T systems to help clients detect malicious software applications.
Toshiba also received an approval-to-operate distinction from the Air Force for the company“™s computed tomography systems.
