FDA proposes updated cybersecurity recommendations to help ensure device manufacturers are adequately addressing evolving cybersecurity threats

Cybersecurity threats and vulnerabilities in todays modern medical devices are evolving to become more apparent and more sophisticated, posing new potential risks to patients and clinical operations, said FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D. The FDA has been working to stay a step ahead of these changing cybersecurity vulnerabilities, including engaging with external stakeholders. In this way, we can help ensure the health care sector is well positioned to proactively respond when cyber vulnerabilities are identified in products that we regulate....