EP 171 - Integrating operations and IT to secure medical devices

Our guest for this week is Shankar Somasundaram, founder and CEO of Asimily. Asimily is a medical IoT risk mediation platform that holistically secures mission-critical healthcare devices through inventory detection, cybersecurity management, and procurement to operation support.

In this episode, we discussed the unique challenges in securing the healthcare environment, from heterogeneous device fleets to the broad attack landscape and complex regulations. We also explored the importance of integrating operations in IT that can impact medical device performance.

Key Questions:

• What areas need focus for cybersecurity companies to address new threats in the market?
• How do you address the need to secure a hybrid and home healthcare environment?
• Where does the liability lie for cybersecurity issues in the healthcare industry?