SECURITY CONCERNS WITH SMART MEDICAL DEVICES
Security Risk
Steps to Improve Connected Device Security
- Building security into the design process. Consider security concerns early in development to ensure the final product does not need to compromise on security.
- Evaluate security risk. No two devices risk profiles are the same. Thus no two devices have the same security risks. Security risk need to be evaluated to ensure a device is safe as possible.
- Utilize standard industry practices. Techniques exist for encryption, authorization and authentication. Utilizing the existing practices employs the magnitude of effort already invested into solving difficult security challenges.
- Test the security of the device. Often devices have vulnerabilities that are not the result of bad design but is merely a mistake that can be easily resolved. Testing ensures that misconfiguration or software anomalies do not lead to vulnerabilities in the field.
- Understand the security life cycles once a device is in the wild. Plan on how to respond and address security vulnerabilities when they occur in the field.
- Emphasize the encryption of all sensitive data, especially Protected Health Information (PHI). This is critical in ensuring privacy and control over data.
- Institute more security measures after the initial configuration by the manufacturer. You should be able to update and adjust security settings throughout the life of the product.
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