IT 597 Security and Privacy of Medical Devices

This course examines the key cybersecurity design considerations for medical device manufacturers and developers as well as effective processes and procedures to manage cybersecurity throughout a device's life cycle. Students will learn the major concepts and skills for creating more trustworthy software-based medical devices, ranging from pacemakers to mobile medical apps. Topics span cybersecurity principles, human factors, and regulatory policy that impact the security level of medical devices that are increasingly interconnected and wirelessly controlled today. Students will apply the concepts and skills by analyzing the security of a real-world medical device in a term project. Students must achieve a minimum grade of B-. Prerequisite: IT 530 with a minimum grade of B-. (3)