# Medical Device Security Standards

DevFeed: [Medical Device Security Standards](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/medical-device-security-standards-36882.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://shostack.org/blog/medical-device-security-standards/>)

Author: Adam

Published: 2019-11-02T00:00:00Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Shostack & Friends Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/shostack-friends-blog.md>)

Topics: [Security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/security.md>), [Cybersecurity](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cybersecurity.md>), [standard](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/standard.md>)

Tags: [checksums](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/checksums.md>), [connectivity](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/connectivity.md>), [cost](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cost.md>), [cybersecurity](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cybersecurity.md>), [digital-signature](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/digital-signature.md>), [disclosure](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/disclosure.md>), [funding](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/funding.md>), [medical-devices](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/medical-devices.md>), [network](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/network.md>), [pii](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/pii.md>), [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>), [standards](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/standards.md>)

## AI overview

This commentary compares four cybersecurity approaches for medical devices: a comprehensive process-centered framework, MITA's factual material data sheet, disclosure of device behavior and cybersecurity properties, and funded threat-modeling work. It notes that differing national requirements can increase costs and create conflicting demands.

## Source excerpt

Recently, I've seen four cybersecurity approaches for medical devices, and we can learn by juxtaposing them.