We have passwords for your smartphone and laptop, but what about our lifesaving devices like pacemakers or insulin pumps? The federal government released official guidances on medical device cybersecurity steps.
Have a way to monitor and detect cyber security vulnerabilities in their devices.
Understand, assess and detect the level of risk a vulnerability poses to patient safety.
Establish a process for working with cyber security researchers and other stakeholders to receive information about potential vulnerabilities known as a “coordinated vulnerability disclosure policy”.
Deploy mitigations, e.g., software patches to address cybersecurity issues early before they can be exploited and cause harm.
https://www.nist.gov/sites/default/files/documents/cyberframework/cyber…