Latest Cybersecurity Guidance From IMDRF Highlights Software Bills Of Materials

In its latest cybersecurity guidance document, the International Medical Device Regulation Forum outlines why medical device manufacturers should ensure that each component of their device is cybersecure and how this can be done.

The International Medical Device Regulation Forum (IMDRF) has recently published two documents that aim to help medtech manufacturers in ensuring their products are cybersecure. In its most recent guidance, the organization outlines how companies can use a concept known as the software bill of materials (SBOM) concept to prevent and address cybersecurity risks.

The 29-page document, Principles and Practices for Software Bill of Materials for Medical Device Cybersecurity, makes specific recommendations for...