Medical Device Cybersecurity – Overview

Overview

Cyber threats pose significant risks to patient safety and accessibility. MDIC Cybersecurity program promotes and benchmarks mature risk management practices and nurtures approaches to address system-level risks. Cybersecurity is a paramount concern for medical devices, given their increasing interconnectedness and the potential for devastating impacts on patient health and national security.

MDIC Cybersecurity Executive Committee, composed of experts from industry and FDA, meets regularly to collaborate on solutions. By identifying  priorities through collaborative discussions, MDIC aims to protect patient safety and contribute to a more secure healthcare ecosystem.

Mission

Increase and enable sector expertise, collaboration, methodologies, and transparency to support the developing and maintaining of safe and secure medical devices throughout the total product lifecycle.

Vision

Advance cybersecurity maturity and resiliency in medical device technologies, accelerating the secure integration of technologies and processes into healthcare delivery.

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Take the 2024 Medical Device Benchmarking Cybersecurity Maturity Assessment

The Medical Device Innovation Consortium (MDIC) has launched its third annual Medical Device Benchmarking Cybersecurity Maturity Assessment. Learn more and participate in the 2024 survey by the December 13, 2024 deadline

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Featured Content

2023 Medical Device Cybersecurity Maturity Benchmark Report

This comprehensive study provides a critical assessment of the cybersecurity posture of the medical device industry, offering valuable insights for manufacturers and stakeholders.

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Cybersecurity Focus Areas

Threat Modeling

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Penetration Testing

Medical Device Cybersecurity Benchmarking

Cybersecurity Resources

Playbook for Threat Modeling Medical Devices

MDIC Medical Device Cybersecurity Maturity: Industry Benchmarking Report 2023

Coordinated Vulnerability Disclosure (CVD) for Medical Device Cybersecurity Report

Cybersecurity Leadership

Chris Reed (Co-Lead)

Medtronic, Vice President of Product Security 

Aftin Ross (Co-Lead)

FDA, Deputy Office Director, Office of Readiness and Response

Edison Alvarez

Senior Director in Regulatory Affairs

Dirk de Wit

Global Product Security & Services Officer

Rene Pluis

Global Cyber Security Remediation Manager

Dan Lyon

Adam Lacy

Senior Global Head of Product, Director, Security Digital, Robotics & Enabling Technologies

Bill O'Connell

Global Head of Security and Privacy

Tom Pendergast

Director, Product Security

Jessica Wilkerson

Senior Cyber Policy Advisor

Nastassia Tamari

Division Director, Division of Medical Device Cybersecurity

Scott Nichols

Global Product Security Leader

Curt Blythe

Director, Product Security

Hans-Martin von Stockhausen

Chief Product Security Officer

Kristen Killheffer

Cybersecurity Regulatory Policy

Sateesh Bolloju

Global Director, R&D - Product Security

Michele Lee

Regulatory Science Program Manager

To learn more about MDIC’s cybersecurity initiatives, email Jithesh Veetil (Senior Program Director, Digital Health & Technology) and Noor Falah (Project Manager, Cybersecurity) at cybersecurity@mdic.org.