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Cybersecurity for Health and Life Sciences

Our safety science expertise, rigorous testing and certification services, and a global team of experts empower customers to integrate cybersecurity across their medical product and software lifecycles.

Manage cybersecurity risks with UL Solutions

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The challenging landscape of cybersecurity threats

The proliferation of connected medical products and the Internet of Medical Things (IoMT) have changed healthcare delivery systems around the world, increasing cybersecurity vulnerabilities that can pose serious risks to patient safety and privacy. Mitigating these threats requires robust cybersecurity risk management processes and rigorous testing to protect connected products and systems.

Rising volume of cyberattacks

Growing risks in smart manufacturing

High cost of data breaches

Delays in identifying software vulnerabilities

53%

Of digital medical products contain at least one critical vulnerability.[1]

1.6%

Of Operational Technology (OT) and IoMT devices are classified as “high risk.”[2]

264%

Rise in ransomware attacks has been observed for healthcare firms in the last 5 years.[3]

$9.77 million

Is the average cost of a data breach for the healthcare sector, the highest across all industries.[4]

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Leverage our cybersecurity expertise to deliver secure products

Regulatory support and expertise

Meet regulatory requirements with documentation, vigilance and cybersecurity testing. 

Software security for network-connectable products

Integrate security requirements into your software and meet cybersecurity standards.

Industrial cybersecurity support

Meet global regulations and reduce vulnerabilities in your industrial systems. 

Information security management

Strengthen your security posture and demonstrate proper security processes for business and customer data.

How we help customers achieve cybersecurity readiness

Medical Device Cybersecurity Certification

We offer certification for third-party validation of customers’ risk measures. Our certification services include cybersecurity documentation, risk-based security approaches, SBOM development, post-market security management and thorough cybersecurity testing.

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Cybersecurity Assurance Program (CAP) for UL 2900

Our Cybersecurity Assurance Program (CAP) includes testing and certification based on the UL 2900 Series of Standards covering software security for network-connectable products, as well as IEC 81001-5-1 that covers IT security requirements for the software lifecycle.

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Digital Health Cybersecurity

We provide services to help customers manage cybersecurity, data privacy and interoperability risks, including security workshops, gap analysis of design processes and custom testing and assessment.

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Medical Device Penetration Testing

We offer tailored penetration testing and assessment of vulnerabilities in embedded medical devices, components and software. Testing includes vulnerability scanning and binary analysis, examination of security controls and more.

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Meet our experts

“Cybersecurity is achieved through collaborative innovation, regulatory alignment and standardization to deliver world-class medical products.”

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Dean Zwarts

Senior Global Manager, Cybersecurity

Related cybersecurity resources

FDA Sets Cybersecurity Requirements for IoT Medical Devices

The Omnibus Appropriations Bill establishes definitions and requirements for cybersecurity that help reduce regulatory uncertainty and enhance the trust in and utility of connected medical devices.

Advancing Cybersecure Medical Devices - Part 1 of 2

This on-demand webinar discusses the importance of the total product lifecycle in managing cybersecurity of medical devices, including post-market issues like their end-of-life, end-of-support, decommissioning, and disposal.

Medical Device Cybersecurity

Explore the FDA-recognized requirements for medical cybersecurity and how implementing these requirements can help improve your device’s cybersecurity in the smart healthcare ecosystem.

What is a cyber device

How do we define a “medical cyber device,” and how to confirm medical cyber devices are safe, secure and resilient? Our guide explains these issues.

Enabling safety, compliance and sustainability for health and life sciences innovators

Our safety science expertise and software enable industry innovators to streamline market access, manage cybersecurity risks, build a compliant workforce, enhance supplier risk management and strengthen ESG management capabilities, helping them develop safer and compliant medical products and systems. Download our brochure to learn more.

Advancing the development of safe, compliant medical products and systems.

Our safety science expertise and software enable industry innovators to streamline market access, manage cybersecurity risks, build a compliant workforce, enhance supplier risk management and strengthen ESG management capabilities, helping them develop safer and compliant medical products and systems. Download our brochure to learn more.
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* Within UL Solutions we provide a broad portfolio of offerings to all the medical device industries. This includes certification, Approved/Notified Body and consultancy services. In order to protect and prevent any conflict of interest, perception of conflict of interest and protection of both our brand and our customers brand, we have processes in place to identify and manage any potential conflicts of interest and maintain impartiality. UL Solutions is unable to provide consultancy services to EU MDD, MDR, IVDD or IVDR Notified Body, UKCA MD Approved Body or MDSAP Customers.