With all the news about Russia hacking personal emails of Democratic Party leaders and almost weekly WikiLeaks dumps of hacked information, concerns are rising about other potentially deadly forms of hacking. Automakers are worried about the possibility of hackers getting into the individual auto computers that control aspects of braking and steering.

The latest concern involves medical devices, such as cardiac pacemakers and other devices. St Jude Medical, Inc., a leading manufacturer of such devices, just announced that it is forming a “Cyber Security Medical Advisory Board” to focus on the security of the devices. This move came amid an FDA investigation into claims that the St. Jude devices have many defects that can make them vulnerable to fatal cyber hacks.

A senior official in the FDA’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health said the agency supports such efforts by medical device manufacturers to promote cyber-security. “Doing so in collaboration with other stakeholders such as cyber security researchers, healthcare providers, patients and government agencies, means cyber security vulnerabilities are more likely to be identified, assessed and fixed in a timely manner before they can cause patient harm.”