By 2025, an estimated 75 billion internet of things (IoT) devices are predicted to be in use worldwide. This includes the growing number of connected medical devices, such as pacemakers, that patients rely on to sustain life. While some regulation related to securing healthcare data exists, governance related to protecting the devices themselves is inadequate despite the increasing risk of malicious attacks on these digitally-accessible medical technologies.
Medgadget has previously spoken with emerging cybersecurity companies who recognize the risks of compromised medical technology and are building solutions to address the challenge. To learn more about the regulatory landscape surrounding IoT, Medgadget spoke with Natali Tshuva, CEO of Sternum, an Israeli startup offering multilayered cybersecurity for embedded IoT protection. We also had a chance to hear more about Sternum’s IoT cybersecurity solutions which currently serve healthcare as well as other industries where connected devices are becoming increasingly prevalent.
See Sternum’s commentary on the FDA’s Content of Premarket Submissions for Management of Cybersecurity in Medical Devices draft guidance
