Gov't Officials: Industry Should Include Security Elements Early In Device Design

Medical device manufacturers should include security elements in their early product designs to avoid usability tradeoffs and should anticipate new threats such as intentional vulnerabilities inserted into system software, government security experts said, responding to stakeholders' call for a balance between the usability and security of a device. The discussion occurred at an FDA cybersecurity workshop last week on ways to form collaborative approaches for medical device and healthcare cybersecurity, identify areas of vulnerability and outline considerations for manufacturers to...