Consumers of any solution expect the solution to function reliably as intended without any unanticipated consequences. The “reliability” and “avoidance of unanticipated consequence” aspects often become an afterthought especially when organizations embark on new innovations and start with a Minimal Viable Product (MVP). Once the basic functional requirements are accepted by consumers, these organizations are pressured to launch these solutions into the market. In digital solu

Product cybersecurity offers an opportunity to further optimize the value-price-cost equation to achieving margin accretive growth.

Not a day goes by without hearing about a cyber incident in healthcare. Data breaches are projected to cost the industry $4 billion by year end. At the same time, these cyber-attacks are getting more sophisticated. According to a recent xtelligent media ar ticle , attacks using the encryption-based malware – often leading to ransomware - have already doubled relative to 2018. The resulting downtime from the ransomware attacks has reached an average of 9.3 days. At the same ti

People often ask why someone would want to hack into a medical device. The first question, however, should be why Healthcare is the most hacked vertical of all. Experts say that it is easier to penetrate a healthcare organization because of the inherent complexity. But more importantly, the value of health records in the black market is very high. According to a recent article published on CNBC, a health record could fetch up to $1,000, which is almost 40 times the highest v

The application of artificial intelligence (AI) to achieve predictive modeling is foreseen in almost every field. Cybersecurity is no exception. MIT researchers have demonstrated a high level of accuracy in detecting suspicious web activities where a relatively larger set of data is available and “analyst-in-loop” method is used for enhanced learning of the AI system. People have started to explore AI for medical device cybersecurity. The goal would be to monitor data traffi

Security researchers have recently uncovered vulnerabilities in potentially all modern processors, affecting nearly all computing devices and operating systems, known by two names, Meltdown and Spectre. The processors are found in everything from personal computers to medical devices . While there are no known exploits yet, the risk still remains until mitigated by appropriate fixes. In case of medical devices, the risk also depends on the type of device i.e. life supporting

As patients, have we ever thought that issues with Healthcare IT systems like Electronics Health Record (EHR) and its components such as Computerized Physician Order Entry (CPOE), Electronic Medication Administration Record (e-MAR), Clinical Decision Support (CDS) system, etc. could lead to death, permanent loss of a bodily function or other serious injuries? A study commissioned by the Joint Commission revealed that, if not careful, these systems have indeed led to serious