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Is Enough Being Done About Cybersecurity In The EU? Contradictory Views Raise Regulatory Questions

 
• By Amanda Maxwell

A recent report from the UK Royal Academy of Engineering suggests that more efforts are needed to ensure cybersecurity protections for medical devices. But a key European industry trade association says that cybersecurity is adequately addressed from a regulatory standpoint in the EU.

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The new EU Medical Device and IVD Regulations (MDR/IVDR), together with international and European standards, will ensure that medical devices, including those with software, continue to function safely while maintaining the integrity and protection of patient information.

That is the view of COCIR, the EU association representing the digital health, medical imaging, radiotherapy and electromedical industries. But...

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