Medical Device Cybersecurity for Engineers and Manufacturers

Product Description

Cybersecurity for medical devices is no longer optional. We must not allow sensationalism or headlines to drive the discussion Nevertheless, we must proceed with urgency. In the end, this is about preventing patient harm and preserving patient trust.

A comprehensive guide to medical device secure lifecycle management, this is a book for engineers, managers, and regulatory specialists. Readers gain insight into the security aspects of every phase of the product lifecycle, including concept, design, implementation, supply chain, manufacturing, postmarket surveillance, maintenance, updates, and end of life. Learn how to mitigate or completely avoid common cybersecurity vulnerabilities introduced during development and production.

Grow your awareness of cybersecurity development topics ranging from high-level concepts to practical solutions and tools. Get insight into emerging regulatory and customer expectations. Uncover how to minimize schedule impacts and accelerate time-to-market while still accomplishing the main goal: reducing patient and business exposure to cybersecurity risks.

Medical Device Cybersecurity for Engineers and Manufacturers is designed to help all stakeholders lead the charge to a better medical device security posture and improve the resilience of our medical device ecosystem.

Review

This is a must-read cybersecurity book for anyone learning to engineer, regulate, sell, buy, or maintain medical devices. –Prof. Kevin Fu, University of Michigan Founder, Chief Scientist, Archimedes Center for Healthcare and Device Security Fu is credited as the grandfather of medical device security

Medical Device Cybersecurity for Engineers and Manufacturers corrals an expansive problem into a foundational text that will serve generations of engineers very well. –Seth Carmody, VP Regulatory Strategy, MedCrypt

With their great expertise the authors understand to present the cybersecurity of medical devices as a joint task of all involved stakeholders over the entire product life cycle. This book is a must-read for everyone who is involved in this topic. –Thorsten Prinz, Ph.D. VDE Medical Devices and Software Senior Manager VDE Association for Electrical, Electronic & Information Technologies

About the Author

Axel Wirth is chief security strategist at MedCrypt. He received his M.S. in Engineering Management (MSEM) from The Gordon Institute of Tufts University. He has more than 30 years of experience in the medical device, healthcare IT and cybersecurity industries and is a member and workgroup participant with AAMI, HIMSS, H-ISAC, and IEEE.

Christopher Gates is a principal system security architect at Velentium. He received his B.S. in computer science from California State University Northridge and has over 30 years of experience in medical device design.

Jason Smith is a marketing strategist and technical writer at Velentium. He received his MA from Houston Baptist University.