Navigating the Library of Medical Device Security Standards
Multiple government and industry entities provide regulations and standards for securing medical devices. To date, relevant regulations and standards have not carried meaningful incentives or disincentives for providers to invest time, resources, and energy to tackle this problem. Private industry consortia provide more prescriptive guidance, but there is no clear, concise framework or standard that is comprehensive and prescriptive enough to tackle the challenge. The result is a hodge-podge of guidance, frameworks, and tools that lacks cohesion. However, each standard and regulatory reference can be valuable inputs to medical device security programs if applied in the appropriate areas.
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