Back in May 2017 the EU, through its Medical Device Coordination Group (MDCG) published the Medical Device Regulation (MDR) (EU) 2017/745, which came into effect on 25^th May 2017. The regulation was put together to ensure high standards of quality and safety for medical devices being produced in or supplied into the EU. Manufacturers of currently approved medical devices have until May 26^th, 2021 to meet the requirements of the regulations. Even if a product is Medical Devices Directive (MDD) compliant, they still need to meet these new regulations.

The Harvard Business Review (HBR) and medical device manufacturer Medtronic recently completed a virtual forum series on Healthcare and the Pandemic.  This three-part series looked at a variety of topics; one of the more applicable topics to our customers was the current and future state of technology like telehealth.   

On November 17th the US Senate passed the bipartisan Internet of Things (IoT) Cybersecurity Improvement Act by unanimous consent.  The US House passed the bill on September 14th by voice vote.  The bill now heads to the President’s desk where it is expected he will sign it. 

The legislation as passed would:

Last week there were multiple reports of a patient death in Germany that appears to be directly linked to a ransomware incident.  Briefly, a patient in need of emergency medical care died because she sought treatment at a hospital that was under cyber-attack. Düsseldorf University Clinic (DUC) was unable to admit the woman, so she was transferred to another facility 30 km (about 19 miles) away. 

“Whoever can handle the quickest rate of change is the one who survives”

- John Boyd (Military Strategist and Pioneer of The OODA Loop) -

So, first things first, what is Code Signing?

Code signing is a software development process of digitally signing executable code to prove the identity of the software author AND guarantees that the code has not altered or corrupted since it was published. Both these points are extremely important for building trust from your customers and safely distributing your software.

Enterprise IoT Security  

Even though the IoT market is nascent, the use of unmanaged and insecure devices in enterprises are growing every day across every industry. As per numerous reports, these unmanaged IoT devices outnumber managed devices on the network by three to one. While there are common devices like smart appliances, HVACs, smart lighting, surveillance cameras in most industries, there are industry specific Operational Technology (OT) devices getting on to the IT network e.g.

IoT Platforms like Microsoft Azure IoT need an IoT IAM strategy for secure, safe and accelerated IoT solutions

A Digital Revolution - Is it Safe and Secure?

A digital revolution is currently underway. Most enterprises have been accelerating the pace of their digital transformation technologies like Cloud, Big Data, AI and Internet of Things (IoT). While the benefits are obvious, the attack surface is increasing dramatically. The consequences of breaches go beyond simple data loss, or distributed denial-of-service (DDoS), it is very much a safety issue, with a potentially disastrous impact in the case of critical IoT use cases in Industrial IoT, healthcare/medical devices and automotive.

Technology Innovation: Connected Vehicle

Connected vehicles are becoming common place these days, you can’t buy or lease a new car without some form of connectivity, and the number of connected features and services now offered is astonishing.