US, Canada Setting Trend For Global Cybersecurity Guidance
Executive Summary
A draft IMDRF guidance released this month aims to set the trend for how regulators around the world oversee cybersecurity of medical devices. According to experts, the document also foreshadows what sponsors can expect from the US FDA in areas such as developing a software bill of materials, as the agency updates its own cybersecurity guidances.
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