The safety of patients and their data, as well as data integrity, are central issues today, closely linked to cyber security. At the same time, regulatory pressure on manufacturers is increasing, demanding that their products not only work effectively and reliably but are also resilient against cyber threats. In the future, it will therefore be essential for medical device manufacturers to proactively integrate cyber security into their development and operations processes, both to meet legal requirements and to maintain patient trust.

Dr. Joachim Wilke is a team leader in the Healthcare Business Unit of ITK Engineering. With nearly 15 years of professional experience as Cyber Security Specialist and Project Manager, he is responsible for securely connecting medical devices of various well-known customers in the medical technology sector. He is an expert in comprehensive cyber security risk management for medical systems, ensuring systematic approaches to effectively identifying and mitigating security risks.
In practice, cyber security risk management in projects is often neglected or initiated too late – often for budget-related reasons. This is a false economy, because it leads to substantial costs for the subsequent implementation of additional requirements.