cybersecurity

Nick Dougherty, managing director of MassChallenge HealthTech, is energized by all the pilots converting to broader implementation and is working on an assessment review to help innovators get over the security hurdles.

Despite the healthcare sector’s awareness of medical device flaws, many are still focused on whether a patient has been harmed. But to UC San Diego researcher, emergency medicine provider Christian Dameff, it’s more about retaining patient trust and ensure the technology doesn’t fail.

At today's Healthcare Security Forum in Boston, FDA's Dr. Suzanne Schwartz revealed that patchability forensic data capture will be key components of the agency's soon-to-be-released premarket guidance for medical device cybersecurity. 

BlackBerry' new healthcare-related security products include a blockchain system for medical data and operating system for secure medical devices. 

In a statement, Dr. Scott Gottlieb detailed his agency’s ongoing cybersecurity efforts, which include the signing of two “significant memoranda of understanding” and discussions to facilitate collaboration across government agencies.