The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published a draft update to its premarket cybersecurity guidance for device makers on October 18, 2018. The expanded draft guidance includes recommendations on tiered classification of cybersecurity risk, trustworthiness, cybersecurity bill materials, and device cybersecurity labeling that are specific enough to be helpful to manufacturers while at the same
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FDA Releases Guidance on Cybersecurity and Medical Devices
By Kimberly Chow & Gerard Stegmaier on
The FDA represents the latest federal agency to show a focus on cybersecurity issues with the release December 28 of new guidance. While the prospect of network-enabled medical devices increasingly offers the promise of improved care and patient treatment, evolving technology and new-found connectivity present emerging security considerations as well.
The Food and Drug…