Medical device security: threats and solutions

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Join CW in debating the medical device security threats and solutions for the internet of hospitals and patients.Confirmed speakers include Hugo Vincent of Arm, Pat Nash of InVMA, Andrew Tsonchev of Darktrace and Michelle Ellerbeck of Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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About the event

In previous CW SIG presentations we have heard about the need and capability to provide patients with smart medical devices that can quantify and curate chronic illnesses. The benefits of empowered patients to gain insight into their day to day rhythms of chronic disease is widely understood. The ability to collect data from medical devices and use that data to enhance treatment and give a predictive insight can give clinicians a window into the patient’s life separate from the clinical visit. With all these benefits, this event asks the question of whether we can trust medical devices from a cyber environment that is intent on penetrating all IT system, from hospitals to baby monitors.

In this regulated risk aware health market, the event will provide a wide insight into what industry, enterprise and authorities are doing to make health solutions safe whilst giving patients the full benefits of being responsibly connected.

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12:45

Registration and networking with lunch

13:40

Introduction to Healthcare from Peter Ferguson of Arm Limited

13:50

Security Challenges and Opportunities for Connected Medical Devices; Hugo Vincent, Principal Research Engineer, Arm Research

While connected devices and IoT are still relatively new fields, there is already general acceptance of a set of best practices for how to secure them, as well as roadmaps across the industry to drive up the level of security achieved over time. However, medical devices can often have different risk/reward and cost sensitivities compared to many other uses for IoT. This talk will summarise industry best practices for achieving security in connected devices, relate these to the risks and benefits unique to medical devices, and explore some of the challenges and opportunities that emerge.

13:50

Welcome from event supporter, Arm Limited

14:25

Q&A

14:30

Building Secure IoT Medical Devices; Pat Nash, Managing Director, InVMA Limited

InVMA are setting out on a journey of using their experience in safety critical control systems and applying them to the healthcare market. After the 25 Minute presentation attendees, will be aware of some of the challenges involved in protecting medical devices and their users, know where to start to address the challenges and simply go from the “unknown unknowns to the known unknowns.” To do this Pat will review some of the recent news, go on to discuss the “attack surface” and the security implications and then discuss the operationalisation of the ongoing review and management your security posture. Pat will discuss the implications through a use case and architecture adopted and wrap up with a question and answer session. The presentation is aimed at people who want to understand the main issues and a high-level approach to addressing some of them..

14:55

Q&A

15:00

Using AI to stop Ransomware: A Real-Life Case Study on how the Enterprise Immune System Detected and Responded to Wannacry; Andrew Tsonchev, Director of Cyber Analysis, Darktrace

This session will explore the implications of ransomware; why traditional security tools are not sufficient to defend against it; how to defend against subtle, novel attacks in the future using an ‘immune system’ approach and how to achieve 100% visibility of your network. It will look at how machine learning and artificial intelligence was used to identify the Wannacry attack before it was able to spread.

15:25

Q&A

15:30

Refreshments and networking

16:00

General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR); Michelle Ellerbeck, Information Governance Lead, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Michelle will provide an overview of the GDPR and the impact on the UK. The GDPR will apply in the UK from 25 May 2018.

16:20

Q&A

16:25

Medical Device Security – Reducing the Risk; Caroline Rivett, Director, Risk Consulting, KPMG (Information Protection in Life Sciences & Health)

This presentation explores the risks of insecure medical devices to hospitals and patients and the potential approaches to reduce these risks.

16:45

Q&A

16:50

Panel session with all speakers chaired by SIG Champion, Paul Winter, TTP Group

17:30

Event closes

17:45

Drinks reception

Speakers

Pat Nash - Managing Director, InVMA

Caroline Rivett - Director, Risk Consulting, KPMG

Andrew Tsonchev - Director of Cyber Analysis, Darktrace

Hugo Vincent - Principal Research Engineer, Arm

SIG Champions

Peter Ferguson - Director of Connected Health, Capgemini UK plc

Michael Morgan-Curran - CEO, Asclepius MedTech Ltd

Michael has a successful track-record in ethical pharmaceuticals, medical technologies and digital therapeutics. Working with some of the world’s best-known pharmaceutical, life science, medical device, telecoms and research organisations across EMEA, US and Latam, he has built and led teams accountable for market intelligence, strategy, marketing and commercialisation, product design, regulation and market authorisation, pharmacovigilance, clinical trial development, clinical effectiveness and health economics.

As CEO of start-up Asclepius MedTech Ltd; he and his team are building a platform for use in pre- and post-operative surgical assessment to support clinicians and surgical teams ameliorate shared decision-making and stratify patient care.

Daniel Nickalls - Consultant, TTP plc

Daniel is a TTP project leader focussed on decentralized healthcare solutions including the detection and treatment of chronic conditions at home. These projects cover the entire development lifecycle, from early-stage ideation and opportunity validation, through proof-of-concept development, to regulated device development for large-scale manufacture. Daniel particularly enjoys combining engineering insights, rigorous human-centred design and thorough business case validation to realise effective solutions.

Laurence Weir - Freelance, Unaffiliated

Since graduating in Engineering from Cambridge University in 2006, Laurence has worked for Broadcom, Cambridge Mechatronics, Illumina and PA Consulting, and Plextek Services Ltd. Due to the range of sectors Laurence has worked in, from smartphone technology to DNA sequencing, he has an appreciation for the different skills and expertise required to deliver multi-disciplinary engineering projects, as well as the applicable regulatory environments that exist. His experience in business development is coupled with technology leadership on projects and practical engineering delivery.

Mick Withers - SVP Commercial Business Development, Plextek

Involved in Technology consulting around Cambridge for the last 34 years, Previous roles include Managing Director at Sagentia, as well as a couple of stints at TTP, and 5 years helping TeraView transition from a startup to a product company. Now I am charged with helping Plextek diversify its service offering into the Commercial (i.e. non-defence) space.

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St Catharine's College, University of Cambridge, Trumpington St, Cambridge, CB2 1RL

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