Cybersecurity is undoubtedly one of the biggest concerns in the medical device sector—and the U.S. FDA should take steps to improve the security of networked devices before they enter the market, asserts the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General (OIG) in a new report.
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San Clemente, Calif.-based ICU Medical, Inc. announces that it has become the first medical device manufacturer to obtain certification under the UL Cybersecurity Assurance Program—a new cybersecurity management program from UL designed to minimize risks by creating standardized, testable criteria for assessing software vulnerabilities and weaknesses.
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During the AAMI 2018 Conference & Expo, which took place from June 1-4, in Long Beach, Calif., experts in the healthcare technology management (HTM) field explored a variety of hot topics. Chief among them: cybersecurity, FDA legislation, artificial intelligence, and advancing the global HTM sector.
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In an effort to harmonize the work being done in hospitals and by device manufacturers to address medical device vulnerabilities, Irving, Texas-based healthcare consultancy Vizient has formed the Medical Device Cybersecurity Task Force. The mission of the task force is to facilitate collaboration to minimize the risk and cost of medical device cybersecurity by fostering standard practices for the benefit of the health care industry.
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Recent analysis from market research firm ReportBuyer has explored cybersecurity products and services that are currently available for protecting Internet-connected devices against cybercriminals, and the likely evolution of novel platforms in the mid- to long-term.
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