FDA has released a final guidance document and collaborated with the National Health Information Sharing & Analysis Center (NH-ISAC) as part of their effort to protect patient privacy and prevent cyber-security threats in medical devices. The guidance suggests that manufacturers identify potential security risks and submit action plans to FDA to reduce vulnerability.
FDA’s additional partnership with the NH-ISAC will help foster the relationship between healthcare providers and security experts and provide programs to further minimize cyber-security threats. These threats came to light last year when two Department of Homeland Security researchers discovered a hard-coded password vulnerability affecting approximately 300 medical devices.
Click here to read Patrick Ouellette’s article on healthitsecurity.com. For additional information, read FDA’s final guidance and memorandum of understanding with the NH-ISAC.