Third-party certification body SAFE Identity is working with digital identity companies to create cybersecurity standards for medical devices, reports MSSP Alert.
The project has three phases:
Phase I: Modernize the SAFE Certificate Policy, a set of technical specifications, interoperability criteria, compliance guidelines and liability rules to meet the needs of the medical device space.
Phase II: Establish operational guidance and implementation strategy to help device manufacturers and consumers of medical devices adopt industry standards and best practices.
Phase III: Set guidance for leveraging the SAFE Trust Framework and industry guidance to satisfy various aspects of FDA pre-market and post-market guidance for medical devices.
SAFE said medical device manufacturers, healthcare delivery organizations, other buyers of medical devices and industry consortiums are welcome to participate.
Read more at MSSP Alert.