The state of implantable medical device computer security (and privacy) today parallels that of the 1980's drug supply, and needs similar protection and regulation innovation. A new paper from the MDSC explains the risks and offers some steps forwards towards "develop[ing] a security paradigm for medical devices that welcomes important technological advances while ensuring the well-being of millions of medical-device recipients."
When experts claim the sky is falling, we point out that you're just looking at the ground.
Monday, April 5, 2010
Security Standards for Implantable Medical Devices
Following an attack that contaminated bottles of Tylenol and killed 7 people in 1982, the medical community -- including doctors, regulators, legislators, and manufacturers -- forever changed the way medicines are handled to secure the medical supply chain. Out of this process, we got the child-proof (and sometimes, adult-proof!) lids and tamper-resistant seals that those taking medicine deal with on a daily basis.
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