Mitigating Cyber Risks for Medical Devices in a Connected World

US hospitals have an increasing number of connected medical devices. Although these are valuable for patient care, they pose significant security risks, with 82% of healthcare organizations experiencing an IoT-focused cyberattack in 2019. To mitigate these threats, organizations must secure devices, follow FDA guidelines, implement risk management practices and automate updates. The FDA provides guidance to manufacturers on securing devices while healthcare organizations must follow proper procurement and update processes and create detailed security policies and procedures.