MDIC Cybersecurity Benchmarking Maturity Report: An ‘Honest Reflection’ Of The Industry

In an event hosted by the Medical Device Innovation Consortium, cybersecurity experts discussed a benchmark report on the state of cybersecurity in the device industry. The director of digital health product security policy at Medtronic previewed the updated Joint Security Plan.

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The Medical Device Cybersecurity Maturity Industry Benchmark Report by the Medical Device Innovation Consortium is an “honest reflection of where the industry sits,” said Chris Reed, director of digital health product security policy at Medtronic, during an MDIC event this week.

When the results from the first medical device cybersecurity benchmark survey were first sent out, Debra Bremmer, Reed’s friend at...

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