Health-ISAC Urges Strong Cybersecurity for Medical Device Lifecycles
Industrial Cyber
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Contributed by: Drex DeFord
Summary
The Health-ISAC has issued a whitepaper highlighting the importance of cybersecurity across the lifecycle of medical devices, focusing on the shifting responsibilities between manufacturers and healthcare delivery organizations (HDOs). It identifies four key phases: development, support, limited support, and end of support, detailing how manufacturers initially control cybersecurity measures during development, while HDOs take over risk management as the device ages. Effective communication is emphasized as critical, especially as medical devices approach their end-of-life or end-of-support stages, to ensure that both parties coordinate efforts and address potential security vulnerabilities.
