Security News > 2021 > January > The future history of medical device cybersecurity

I reference these earlier works of failed prognostication in an effort to set the bar low for my own predictions of changes to medical device cybersecurity in the coming year, 2021.

I further predict that there will be many medical device manufacturers who will be surprised that their medical devices need to be secure before they can be marketed.

Discovering zero-day vulnerabilities in improperly secured medical devices is not nearly as difficult as discovering zero-day vulnerabilities on a PC. Typically, it only takes a couple of days of investigation by a security expert to uncover device vulnerabilities.

Medical device manufacturers are waking up and responding positively to these emerging market pressures.

As we work to secure future medical devices, my hope is that we can also retire and replace legacy devices that can't be secured before another ransomware catastrophe occurs in healthcare.

The resources medical device manufacturers need - information, training, best practices, expert guidance - are available.

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