On April 17, 2018, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA), announced plans to ask Congress for more funding and regulatory powers to improve its approach towards medical device safety, including cybersecurity. As we all know, medical devices play a crucial role in the treatment and diagnosis of illness and disease. From common medical supplies (bandages, hospital gowns) to complex instruments (MRI machines, heart valves, etc.), the FDA regulates over 190,000 different devices manufactured by more than 18,000 firms in more than 21,000 medical device facilities worldwide. The FDA`s plan (1) intends to require medical device makers to create a document called `Software Bill of...
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