Industry, Gov't Officials: Healthcare Should Emulate Others On Cybersecurity

The healthcare sector should emulate other critical infrastructure sectors on cybersecurity, but should also nail down unique aspects to healthcare and medical device cybersecurity, government and industry officials said at an event hosted by FDA. Bakul Patel, associate director for digital health at FDA's Center for Devices and Radiological Health, said the industry will have to take broad cybersecurity standards and make them meaningful to medical devices and healthcare facilities. Kevin Stine, from the National Institute of Standards and Technology,...