Cybersecurity

Privacy and Data Security in the Era of Medical Wearables

As we continue to explore the impact of wearables on healthcare, this episode focuses on privacy and data security in the era of medical wearables. Wearables are collecting vast...

The FDA’s Role in Medical Device Cybersecurity

The regulatory landscape of medical device cybersecurity, focusing on the FDA's guidelines and requirements.

Best Practices for Securing Medical Devices

Strategies and best practices for securing medical devices.

MEDevice Silicon Valley, an MD&M Event

MEDevice Silicon Valley — formerly BIOMEDevice Silicon Valley — is the launching pad for tomorrow’s groundbreaking medical devices. At MEDevice Silicon Valley, your medical device projects in development can make the leap to the real world with cutting-edge components, materials, cybersecurity innovations, 3D printing technologies, and more from leading and disruptive new suppliers on the scene — all on display for hands-on discovery. Read on to learn more about it.

Cybersecurity

October is national cybersecurity month, and it is more important than ever to address ever-increasing cyber threats healthcare systems and devices. When was the term cybersecurity coined, and who deployed the first virus?

How Quantum Computing Will Impact Healthcare Data Encryption

Quantum computing is still in its infancy, but recent AI trends prove it doesn’t take long for new technology to disrupt an industry. Read on to learn more about quantum computing and its potential impact.

Conference Session: New Requirements for Medical Device Postmarket Cybersecurity: Are You Ready?

Ten years ago, the FDA’s Premarket Cybersecurity guidance was nine pages; today, the latest premarket guidance is 57 pages long and covers...

Utilizing Blockchain for Better Healthcare IoT Security

As more organizations adopt the Internet of Medical Things (IoMT), their cybersecurity strategies must adapt. IoT risks are significant, but other new technologies — namely, blockchain — offer security solutions.

The Impact of Cybersecurity Within the Healthcare Industry

New tools and technologies are driving healthcare change. The rapid adoption of mobile applications, cloud solutions and wearable devices makes it possible for care professionals to...

Embedded Intelligence and Connectivity: High-Performance Modules for Mixed-Critical Applications

The growing use of AI in medical applications is leading to drastically higher performance demands for the embedded computing technology.

From the Editor - More Connected Devices Means More Cyberattacks

From glucose monitors to infusion pumps, the rise in connected medical devices is endangering healthcare cybersecurity.

Risk Management for Cybersecure Networked Medical Devices

For developers and manufacturers of networked medical devices, IT security is increasingly becoming a challenge. While the number of cyber threats is growing significantly,...

Is Healthcare Ready to Pick Up the Pace in Cybersecurity?

Healthcare organizations face very difficult choices in balancing patient protection with financial demands.

From the Editor - Cybersecurity: Playbook for Threat Modeling Medical Devices

New best practices for understanding medical device security.

Show Preview: MD&M West

MD&M West brings together medtech engineers, business leaders, and innovative thinkers to create life-changing medical devices.

Summer 2021 Resource Guide

Our 2021 Resource Guide shows you the top manufacturers in materials, manufacturing, and a range of other medical-device categories.

New Products & Services

Embedded antennas, fume hoods, computing nodes, and more.

Powering Up Medtech’s Modalities: Top Trends and Design Considerations

Medtech devices have become smaller over this last decade, and the advancements in connected technology are just beginning.

Protecting Patients and Their Data from Cyberattacks Aimed at Their Connected Health Devices

A secure communications channel protects the privacy and integrity of a patient’s information

White Hat Hackers Join Fight Against COVID-19

To help speed up efforts to find a vaccine for COVID-19, white hat hackers and computer experts are engaging in crowdsourced simulations aimed at better understanding how the virus behaves.

Bringing Blockchain to Healthcare

A kit made from everyday objects is bringing the blockchain into the physical world. The BlocKit, which includes items such as plastic tubs, clay discs, padlocks, envelopes, sticky notes, and...

Headset Controls: Empowering Disabled People with a Software Tool Suite

NOW Technologies is a close-knit, dedicated team of professionals working to help people with disabilities to live an independent life. Based in Budapest, Hungary, and...

Proactive Cybersecurity Saves Healthcare Organizations from Data Breaches

Over the past few years, healthcare organizations have increasingly become one of the leading targets for cyber criminals with data breaches exposing personal patient...

Blockchain Data Network Could Boost Manufacturing

Researchers are proposing the creation of a public, open-source network that uses blockchains — the technology behind cryptocurrencies — to share verifiable manufacturing data. The...

Software: Improving Risk Management in Medical Device Manufacturing

In an industry where people's health and wellness are on the line, manufacturers can't afford to let risk go unaddressed. As the International Organization for Standardization...