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GE HealthCare Preps for SIR 2024

GE HealthCare will showcase its latest technologies in image guiding solutions, surgery, ultrasound and CT-navigation at the upcoming 2024 Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) Annual Scientific Meeting taking place March 23-28 in Salt Lake City, Utah. The...

Samsung Accepts Healthcare Innovator Award

Boston Imaging, the United States headquarters of Samsung’s digital radiography and ultrasound business, was awarded HHM Health’s Healthcare Innovator Award

AHRA Co-Founder Passes Away

On March 2, 2024, Louise Broadley passed away at 101 years old. AHRA shared the news via an email and website post that reads, “She was a noble woman, who not only achieved many milestones within the imaging profession, but likewise paved the way for aspiring leaders...

Artificial Intelligence Paper Outlines FDA’s Approach to Protect Public Health and Promote Ethical Innovation

Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released its “Artificial Intelligence and Medical Products: How CBER, CDER, CDRH, and OCP are Working Together,” which outlines how FDA’s medical product centers are working together to protect public health while...

National Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2018: Embracing Cybersecurity as a Shared Responsibility

Each October during National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) takes time to reflect on the advances our cybersecurity program has made during the year. Cyber safety is a shared responsibility. We encourage everyone to consider the importance of cybersecurity and remain aware when it comes to the technology we rely on every day. That includes the security of medical devices.

In 2018, the FDA continued to ensure medical device cybersecurity safety and awareness by:

The FDA takes medical device cybersecurity seriously. We are committed to mitigating the risks that cybersecurity vulnerabilities can pose to patient safety and public health, without decreasing the benefits of interconnected medical devices. As technology continues to connect, transform, and evolve, cybersecurity threats are never far behind. For this reason, it is vital that medical device cyber safety is considered a shared responsibility for all stakeholders, including: medical device manufacturers, government agencies, health care organizations, health care professionals, cybersecurity researchers, and medical device users throughout the U.S. and abroad.

We remind everyone to remain aware and committed to using cybersecurity best practices and good cyber hygiene. Although we constantly find new gaps and face new challenges in medical device cybersecurity, we must remain committed to working together to protect public health.

For more information about National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, including tips on cyber safety, visit the Department of Homeland Security’s Stop.Think.Connect. Campaign website. You can also find more information about how the FDA approaches medical device cybersecurity by visiting the Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) website.

If you have any questions regarding cybersecurity and medical devices, please contact CDRH’s Division of Industry and Consumer Education (DICE) at DICE@fda.hhs.gov, or by phone at 1-800-638-2041, or 301-796-7100.

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