Challenges of Using IoT in Healthcare

Most healthcare organizations do not have network segmentation and IoT access control, so any new system implemented would have global organizational access, especially the lateral movement of sensitive patient information on network channels.

Fremont, CA: In the past few years, the healthcare industry has seen dramatic shifts, especially with the emergence of IoT devices that have developed at a faster pace. Although telemedicine and remote surveillance are currently the key IoT healthcare initiatives, the next step has a broader reach, such as tracking, monitoring, and maintenance of medical equipment and healthcare properties, etc. It has provided an opportunity for cybercriminals seeking to misuse and benefit from system vulnerabilities with the growing market share of IoT devices in the healthcare sector.

The IoT covers a broad variety of components, such as knowledge acquisition, connectivity, sensors, etc. They have an underlying technological debt due to the lack of awareness of cybersecurity risks, which results in compromised medical devices with erratic activity.