Medical device cybersecurity is still surrounded by some persistent misconceptions.
In this solo episode, Christian Espinosa breaks down seven of the most common misunderstandings he continues to hear across MedTech, from what actually makes a device “cyber” to why cybersecurity cannot be treated as a final-stage compliance task.
He also explains why medical device cybersecurity is fundamentally different from traditional IT security, and why getting these basics wrong can create problems long before a product reaches the market.
In this episode:
00:07 What actually makes a medical device “cyber”?
02:12 Why medical device cybersecurity is about patient safety
05:21 Why cybersecurity cannot be a point-in-time exercise
06:27 Exploitability versus probability
08:30 Why pre-market clearance is not the finish line
10:43 Why software developers are not cybersecurity experts
11:47 Why traditional cybersecurity is different from medical device cybersecurity
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