As threats proliferate, so do tools for protecting medical devices and hospitals

02/06/19

"The company is graduating from the latest batch of Y Combinator (after raising a $3 million seed round from Eniac Ventures..."

Medical device cybersecurity: Q&A with MedCrypt CEO

01/16/19

"Technology companies are seeing that security by design has worked in other industries and have started to adopt it in healthcare."

MEDTRONIC VENTILATOR RECALLED

12/21/18

"...device manufacturers reported 400 percent more vulnerabilities per quarter, according to MedCrypt research."

Critical considerations for FDA cybersecurity guidance compliance

12/21/18

"...there are five critical considerations to heed when implementing industry-leading practices."

Five best practices for bringing new devices into the hospital securely

12/20/18

"Cybersecurity has emerged as a critical risk to healthcare delivery organizations (HDOs) and their patient data."

The waning stigma of medical device cybersecurity vulnerabilities

11/06/18

No company wants to see their name in the headlines... especially if a vulnerability could result in physical harm.

How to build a security dashboard for startups

10/23/18

When it comes to a cybersecurity dashboard for digital health tools, each will look different depending on the risks and what needs to be measured.

Medical device cybersecurity requirements you shouldn’t hack

10/04/18

"...several organizations have taken on a “box checking” approach to the solution."

How not to handle a data breach brought to you by Uber, Equifax and many others

10/01/18

"When a breach or cyber incident occurs... an organization can face serious ramifications for failing to be transparent about what happened.""

Medical device vendors are disclosing more vulnerabilities as 'stigma' wanes

08/16/18

"The "stigma" surrounding cybersecurity disclosures is beginning to wane, encouraging more medical device vendors to release alerts about their products over the past two years"

Is FDA doing enough to support medical device security?

08/15/18

"...new MedCrypt data shows government guidance may be putting device manufacturers on the right trajectory"

Co. Takes Encryption Route to Protect Device Data

07/15/18

"In 2016, a medical device crashed during heart surgery after misconfigured antivirus software opened."

MedCrypt Raises $1.9 Million in Funding

07/04/18

"Medical device cybersecurity technology provider MedCrypt acquired $1.9 million in a new seed funding round..."

The security risk storm is here: Medical device threats are real and a patient safety risk

06/12/18

"...between 100 and 1,000 patients had adverse events from compromised healthcare infrastructure cybersecurity events..."