Siemens Cybersecurity Expert Says Medtech Industry Has 'Perverse Incentive' To Not Disclose Vulnerabilities – Might A New Law Be The Fix?

 
• By Shawn M. Schmitt

The fear of losing business by being transparent about cybersecurity vulnerabilities means there's "a perverse incentive in some parts of the market that encourages a lack of disclosure," Siemens' Harrison Wadsworth says. But the US FDA's Suzanne Schwartz believes coordinated vulnerability disclosure legislation could "level the playing field."

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A few years ago, Siemens AG's Harrison Wadsworth was in the office of his company's product security officer when a customer phone call was patched through.

"The person said: 'How come I keep getting product security bulletins from Siemens about all your security problems when this other vendor we work with has no problems?'" recalled Wadsworth,...

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