Advancements in Cybersecurity: Novel Approaches to Protecting Against Emerging Threats and Vulnerabilities

Abstract

Cyber threats have expanded from theft of information to the misuse of turned data for intent to manipulate business exposures or to harm and disrupt healthcare operations. Globally, the medical cybersecurity market is $12.6 billion. It is required that medical device manufacturers integrate cybersecurity during the design phase of the product life cycle. Cybersecurity should not have been an afterthought. It is a continuous process that works best if all involved listen to one another. Solutions, technology, and methodologies exist but are not utilized across the healthcare industry to build Cybersecurity by Design medical devices. A risked-based approach is proposed where medical devices are designed, tested, manufactured, and operated with strong consideration of security. The operators and staff should be instructed about the dangers of not operating the device properly. The network surrounding the device should be safeguarded as one part of a wider cybersecurity chain.