New ultrasonic technology allows implanted devices from radio interference

A new technology can help with ultrasonic prevent pacemakers and other implanted medical devices by radio attacks.

Switzerland Federal Institute of technology researchers and France National Institute of Institute of computer science and control the development of new methods is through the use of ultrasonic testing of implantable medical devices, and the exact distance of the radio.

The devices only need a microphone to detect ultrasonic and does not consume too much energy. Because the device does not respond to a predetermined distance from outside interference, so power consumption is not unwarranted.

Researchers have manufacturing and testing of prototype systems, and has applied for patents.

This study in the United States computer (ACM), computer and communications security (CCS) meeting, the meeting of November in Chicago (Illinois, United States) Association to be held in 2009.