A new outlook on the most prominent cybersecurity threats in the healthcare industry today and a series of corresponding, risk-prioritized cybersecurity best practices to combat these threats are now available from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).  More than 150 private sector healthcare and cybersecurity experts contributed to this guidance as part of the task force HHS established in response to The Cybersecurity Act of 2015.  Their goal, cost-effectively strengthening cybersecurity in the…

The Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) has greatly increased its activity around cybersecurity initiatives and medical devices. As we approach the end of the year, this is a great opportunity to review recent developments. FDA Medical Device Cybersecurity Guidance On October 18, 2018, the FDA published draft guidance, “Content of Premarket Submissions for Management of Cybersecurity in Medical Devices.” This draft replaces prior guidance from 2014, and the outlines recommendations for device design, data…