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Medical Device Penetration Testing

A Medical Device Penetration Test assesses the security of healthcare equipment and medical devices against potential vulnerabilities, ensuring compliance with FDA cybersecurity requirements.

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What is Medical Device Penetration Testing?

Medical Device Penetration Testing is a specialized service designed to identify and remediate vulnerabilities within medical devices and healthcare systems. In the healthcare sector, where patient data and safety are paramount, ensuring the security of medical devices against potential cyber-attacks is critical. Our tests simulate sophisticated attack scenarios and identify vulnerabilities that could be exploited by malicious actors, protecting sensitive patient information, and ensuring the uninterrupted operation of critical healthcare devices.

Our cybersecurity experts follow a systematic approach that comply with regulatory standards such as HIPAA and FDA guidelines by providing a thorough assessment of your medical device security posture. We not only identify vulnerabilities, but also provide actionable insights and recommendations to mitigate risk, ensure devices are robustly protected against potential cyber threats, and facilitate compliance with industry-specific cybersecurity standards.

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CHALLENGES IN MEDICAL DEVICE SECURITY

Why Should you Perform a Medical Device Penetration Test ?

  • Patient safety and data security
    Ensuring the integrity and confidentiality of sensitive patient data and safeguarding against disruptions to medical services.
  • Regulatory compliance
    Adhering to stringent regulatory requirements, such as HIPAA, FDA-2018-D-3443 ISO/IEC 62304, ISO/IEC 81001-5-1 and others, to ensure compliance and prevent potential fines.
  • Complex device ecosystem
    Managing and securing a diverse and complex ecosystem of interconnected medical devices and systems.
  • Evolving cyber threat landscape
    Adapting to and mitigating the risks posed by the continuously evolving cyber threat landscape targeting healthcare.
Cybersecurity Practices
SECURING MEDICAL DEVICES

How Will Medical Device Pentesting Help Secure my Healthcare Equipment?

  • Uncover device-specific vulnerabilities
    Identify and address unique vulnerabilities inherent to medical devices and their unique design, ensuring robust defenses against potential exploitation and unauthorized access.
  • Simulate real-world attacks against your device
    Replicate advanced exploits targeting medical devices to gauge their resilience against current and emerging cyber threats, ensuring readiness against sophisticated adversaries.
  • Benchmark with healthcare and cybersecurity standards
    Evaluate your medical device security posture against recognized healthcare cybersecurity frameworks, such as the FDA’s guidance and top security standards (MITRE, OSSTMM, OWASP, etc.).
  • Implement effective security measures
    Gain detailed insights into the required security measures to safeguarding your medical device against modern cyber threats and vulnerabilities.
ASSESSMENT FOCUS AREAS

What Will be Assessed During a Medical Device Test?

  • Device Communication
    Communication protocols, data transmission security, and interface vulnerabilities, etc.
  • Authentication Mechanisms
    User access controls, password policies, and multi-factor authentication, etc.
  • PHI Data Storage and Processing
    Data encryption, storage security, and data processing integrity, etc.
  • Software and Firmware
    Device software, firmware updates, and patch management, etc.
  • Network Security
    Network configurations, firewall settings, communication protocols, and data transmission, etc.
  • And More
    Legacy system integration, third-party components, backup and recovery systems, etc.
Medical Device Pentest
MEDICAL DEVICE PENTESTING KEY BENEFITS

What are the Benefits of Conducting a
Medical Device Penetration Test?

Conducting penetration testing is an essential step of developing and maintaining your medical device.

Enhanced Patient Safety

Ensure the safety and reliability of devices used in patient care by preventing tampering of critical functions.

FDA Cybersecurity Compliance

Achieve and maintain adherence to regulatory standards and avoid potential penalties (FDA, HIPAA, etc.)

Strategic Security Investment

Prioritize and strategically allocate resources towards your most critical risks and vulnerabilities.

Improved PHI Data Security

Secure sensitive patient data and intellectual property against unauthorized access and data breaches.

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Minimized Interruptions of Service

Protect against potential disruptions or interruptions to critical healthcare services.

Increased Risk Visibility

Gain a deep understanding of your risks and inform stakeholders / third-parties on the state of your device's security.

MEDICAL DEVICE CYBERECURITY COMPLIANCE

The FDA’s Role in Safeguarding Medical Devices Cybersecurity

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration regulates medical devices and works aggressively to reduce cybersecurity risks in what is a rapidly changing environment. The following medical device cybersecurity awareness video is provided by FDA’s medical device cybersecurity team:

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SECURITY BEFORE MARKET LAUNCH

The FDA's Premarket Guidance for
Medical Device Cybersecurity

FDA’s Premarket Guidance provides recommendations for medical device manufacturers to address cybersecurity risks during the design and development of their products.

SECURITY AFTER MARKET LAUNCH

The FDA's Postmarket Guidance for
Medical Device Cybersecurity

FDA’s Postmarket Guidance provides recommendations for manufacturers to addess postmarket cybersecurity vulnerabilities for marketed and distributed medical devices

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Medical Device Penetration Testing FAQ

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Our medical device penetration testing has helped several medical device providers of all types meet requirements each year by identifying vulnerabilities that require remediation.Once the remediation testing is complete, we provide official certification that the vulnerabilities have been remediated, helping organizations easily meet any type of compliance requirement.

According to FDA guidance, equipment is considered a cyber device if it contains or is fundamentally based on software.The need for cybersecurity documentation arises when the device meets the definition of a cyber device. It's important to note that cybersecurity considerations remain paramount regardless of the source of the software component, whether from the device manufacturer or an outside entity.

We use recognized industry standards in our assessments, including PTES (Penetration Testing Execution Standard), UL 2900 (Standard for Software Cybersecurity for Network-Connectable Products), and U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) guidelines, among others.These standards ensure a comprehensive and rigorous testing process tailored to the unique challenges of medical devices.

As experts in cybersecurity and data protection, we perform security testing under accreditation to IEC TR 60601-4-5 and ISO/IEC 17025 .Our teams of cybersecurity specialists also ensure that they stay abreast of the latest cybersecurity breaches and hacking techniques, helping you to future-proof your equipment.

  1. Vulnerability Assessment: This process detects recognized flaws within computers, networks, or software. After pinpointing these flaws, the organization can then undertake measures to address them.
  2. Code Evaluation (Static/Dynamic): This analysis uncovers both potential risks and security lapses. While static evaluation scrutinizes the source code in light of standard coding practices, dynamic evaluation inspects an active program to spot possible vulnerabilities when exposed to familiar or harmful inputs.
  3. Medical Device Security Testing: This procedure mimics an actual cyber-attack on a medical apparatus to spot weaknesses. This allows the maker to enhance the cyber fortitude of the device.
  4. Fuzzing: This technique reveals defects in software handling and integrity by introducing distorted data.
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Why Choose Vumetric for
Medical Device Penetration Testing?

Vumetric is an ISO9001-certified boutique provider entirely dedicated to cybersecurity testing. Our methodologies are proven and our understanding of cybersecurity risks is extensive, allowing us to provide clear advice to our clients that is pragmatic, adapted to their needs and efficient in securing against the latest security threats.

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Proven
Methodologies

Our testing methodologies are based on industry best practices and standards.

Experienced
Team

Our team of certified experts conducts more than 400 pentest projects annually.

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Actionable
Results

We provide quality reports with actionable recommendations to fix identified vulnerabilities.

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