MedTech Europe sets out position on cybersecurity, making case for reliance on MDR

MedTech Dive May 31, 2023
Nick Paul Taylor

Dive Brief:

• MedTech Europe has set out its vision for cybersecurity in the medical technology ecosystem in a paper that argues for industry-specific legislation.
• The trade group outlines three areas of discussion, starting with its belief that medtech security should be regulated under sectoral legislation such as the Medical Devices Regulation (MDR) and In Vitro Diagnostic Medical Devices Regulation (IVDR).
• Other parts of the paper address MedTech Europe’s preferred approach for tackling ransomware and support for actions to improve digital literacy in general and cybersecurity skills in particular.

Dive Insight:

More connected medical devices have increased the risk that hackers will access confidential data or gain the ability to modify technologies in ways that put patients at risk....

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