Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act The HIPAA privacy rule protects Personal Identifiable health information (PHI) and medical records. HIPAA rules are applicable to covered entities, including healthcare providers, health plans, and healthcare clearinghouses in case they transmit information in electronic form. However, HIPAA does not cover medical devices and Read more…
Summary of the actual regulations imposed by the USA Food and Drug Administration Averting unauthorized access, unauthorized use, unauthorized modification, or abuse of information that is obtained, stored, or communicated from a device to an external receiver is the process of cybersecurity, according to the FDA. FDA categorizes medical devices Read more…
Is it possible to also attack non-network connected devices? Broadly, there are two categories of IMDs – network-connected and non-network connected IMDs – and each category has very specific security risks and vulnerabilities. Adversaries, hackers, and attackers may exploit specific vulnerabilities of these devices using various cyber exploitation techniques and Read more…
Why medical devices are vulnerable to cyber attacks? Smart healthcare is an integral part of smart cities. Modern medical devices are becoming increasingly software dependent. Doctors and patients are now using their smartphones to control and monitor implantable medical devices (IMDs) such as cardiac implants, insulin pumps, deep brain neurostimulators, etc. via the Read more…