Medical Device Cybersecurity: Regional Incident Preparedness and Response Playbook

Abstract

Cybersecurity attacks on Healthcare and Public Health (HPH) critical infrastructure, such as healthcare delivery organizations (HDOs), are occurring with greater frequency. Disruptions in clinical care operations can put patients at risk. The global ransomware event known as WannaCry demonstrated how the performance of vulnerable medical devices may be compromised by an exploit, whether it intentionally targets the healthcare system or is purely opportunistic. Similarly, other attacks such as Petya/NotPetya have highlighted key challenges in preparedness and response across the HPH critical infrastructure sector. Securing critical infrastucture is a shared responsibility across many stakeholders, and with respect to medical devices the primary stakeholders are FDA, Medical Device Manufacturers (MDMs), and HDOs.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2018
Accession Number
AD1108081

Entities

Organizations

  • MITRE Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Cyber

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Civil Rights
  • Computers
  • Cyber Threats
  • Cyberattacks
  • Cybersecurity
  • Department Of Homeland Security
  • Department Of Veterans Affairs
  • Emergency Response
  • Health Services
  • Homeland Security
  • Information Exchange
  • Information Systems
  • Local Governments
  • Medical Personnel
  • National Security
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Public Health
  • Risk
  • Risk Analysis
  • Risk Management
  • Systems Engineering
  • United States
  • Urban Areas

Fields of Study

  • Medicine
  • Political science

Readers

  • Cybersecurity.
  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Medical or Health Care Field.

Technology Areas

  • Cyber
  • Cyber - Quantum