Take the 2023 Medical Device Security Quiz!


The Internet of Medical Things (IoMT) is reshaping how medical devices operate, communicate, and deliver vital patient data. As organizations navigate these advancements, the need for a comprehensive device security solution has become critical. By exploring key device security considerations, evaluating products, and understanding how a comprehensive solution can protect devices, organizations will be better equipped to make informed decisions that prioritize patient safety, regulatory compliance, and future growth.

Where does your organization stand when it comes to exploring key considerations, evaluating products, and understanding how a comprehensive solution protects devices? What are your organization’s necessary next steps? Take the 2023 Medical Device Security Quiz and find out.



1. When considering the security of your organization’s medical devices, what is your level of maturity? We need to:

Ensure our devices are trustworthy

Evaluate device security solutions, so we can better protect our devices and data

Implement a comprehensive solution that protects IoMT devices

2. Which aspect of device security is currently the highest priority for your organization? We need to:

Select a solution that fortifies our IoMT ecosystem better

Establish an organization-specific root of trust

Evaluate vendors with a proven track record in device security

3. When it comes to implementing new cybersecurity measures in your organization’s medical device development, what is a current challenge?

Ensuring the integrity of data harvested and processed by AI and ML

Ensuring that we choose a solution that supports future-proof innovation

Understanding the types of vulnerabilities that exist in our IoT devices

4. What challenges does your organization need to overcome with provisioning and managing device identity at scale? To improve, we need to:

Reduce the lifetime costs of connected and edge devices

Ensure our chosen solution can scale as we expand

Deliver end-to-end security from enrollment to decommissioning

5. How is your organization currently enhancing the security of devices against tampering?

We need to employ a robust solution that will fortify devices against tampering as soon as possible

We use field device recovery, image, and configuration rollbacks, but it’s not entirely adequate

We actively monitor devices but need an automated and scalable solution

6. When seeking an innovative medical device security solution, which capability does your organization view as most important? We need:

A comprehensive solution that prioritizes patient safety, regulatory compliance, and future growth

Software that is encryption-enabled and regularly updated to comply withIGDPR, HIPAA, and other regulations

A comprehensive solution that meets the needs of the security and regulatory requirements within our IoMT ecosystem

7. What most appeals to you about transitioning to a comprehensive cloud-based platform? The ability to:

Guarantee the security of interconnected devices

Protect our IoMT devices and their data with encryption, authentication, and device identity management

Accommodate existing and future devices seamlessly

8. As you work to improve device security across your entire organization, what is a chief business benefit you’d like to attain?

Reducing the cost of life-saving patient care

Mitigating the risk of breaches, data leaks, and cyberattacks

Ensuring regulatory compliance

9. What is a significant risk factor if you maintain the status quo?

We won’t be able to ensure the reliability of our interconnected devices and ecosystems

We will lose our patients’ trust

Our devices will be vulnerable to exploits

10. Which of the following topics would you like to learn more about from a DigiCert representative?

The leading habits of highly trustworthy medical devices

How to evaluate comprehensive device security solutions

A solution spotlight of a comprehensive IoMT security platform