UL 2900-2-1 calls for the secure design and security testing of medical devices. What does the FDA’s adoption of the standard mean for your development team?
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The Internet of Things is all around us. But it doesn’t stop there—now it’s inside us too. As the era of “connected everything” explodes, so does the use of network-connected medical devices. These interconnected devices, ranging from hospital imaging equipment to implantable pacemakers to infusion pumps, help healthcare providers and patients in a variety of tasks—monitoring vitals, regulating dosages, improving diagnostics, and more. But the convenience of this functionality comes with a trade-off: vulnerability. If attackers gain access to a connected medical device, the potential consequences include severe injury and even death. Consider this:
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Will the cyber security of medical devices improve with the FDA’s adoption of UL 2900-2-1? Most devices weren’t designed to be connected to the internet.
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It’s never good news to find out that both your personal and clinical information could be compromised by the software platform your healthcare provider is using.
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What makes medical devices hackable? The same thing that makes websites hackable: software vulnerabilities. But the consequences are far worse than stolen data.
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The FDA’s adoption of UL 2900-2-1 as a consensus standard for premarket certification of medical devices means the world is about to change—for the better.
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The FDA now recognizes UL 2900-2-1 and UL 2900-1, the first guidance that sets specific criteria for cyber security testing of connected medical devices.
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The cyber security of connected medical devices, notoriously poor for decades, could finally start to improve.
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Taylor Armerding, Synopsys Software Integrity Group senior strategist, gives you the scoop on application security and insecurity in this week’s Security Mashup. Watch the episode below:
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FUD—fear, uncertainty, and doubt—is usually met with relentless mockery in the cyber security world, since it’s sometimes used to try to frighten people into buying a product.
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