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Digital Health Security

We are Digital Health security experts who specialise in delivering pragmatic, affordable cyber security guidance, startup packages from £99 a month or bespoke digital health solutions

Overview

Digital Health covers a huge amount of differing technologies, and unfortunately a lot of differing standards. Over the years we have learned the best roadmap for compliance for Digital Health and are sharing this with the community.

Not only do we advise and support, we can manage the processes for you with our qualified team, saving you time and effort.

If you are at an early stage, this can be from as little as £99 a month, scaling as you grow to get a complete baseline compliance level that will allow you to complete your NHS DSPT, Cyber Essentials, Cyber Essentials Plus, ISO27001 and so on.

Who is this for?

Digital Health Startups or enterprises looking for adhoc Digital Health support

What does it cost?

Start now from £99 a month. Or bespoke pricing for consultancy.

Services

We have a variety of services specific to ensuring the security of your medical device

Hazard analysis

Conducting a thorough hazard analysis is crucial for ensuring the safety and compliance of medical devices. Hazard analysis identifies potential risks and evaluates their impact on patient safety and device performance. At Periculo, we offer expert hazard analysis services to help you systematically identify, assess, and mitigate risks throughout the product lifecycle. Our approach includes detailed risk assessments, failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA), and the development of robust mitigation strategies. With Periculo’s support, you can ensure that your medical devices meet regulatory standards, enhance patient safety, and maintain high levels of performance and reliability.

Digital Health Penetration Testing

Protect your digital health organisation from cyber threats with our advanced penetration testing services. We simulate real-world cyber-attacks to uncover vulnerabilities, providing comprehensive assessments and actionable insights. Enhance your device security and safeguard patient data with our expert penetration testing solutions.

SBOM Management

Managing a Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) is critical for maintaining transparency and security in software development, especially in the healthcare sector. An SBOM provides a detailed inventory of all components within a software application, helping to identify vulnerabilities and ensure compliance with regulatory standards. At Periculo, we offer specialised SBOM management services, including creation, maintenance, and analysis of your SBOM. Our expertise helps you identify potential risks, ensure compliance with industry regulations, and enhance the overall security of your software products. With Periculo's support, you can achieve robust SBOM management, safeguarding your software from vulnerabilities and ensuring regulatory compliance.

FDA compliance

Ensuring compliance with the FDA regulations is essential for any organisation producing or distributing medical devices in the United States. FDA compliance requires strict adherence to standards for safety, efficacy, and quality. At Periculo, we provide expert support to help you navigate these regulations effectively. Our services include comprehensive risk assessments, compliance audits, detailed documentation support, and advanced cybersecurity measures tailored to the healthcare industry. With Periculo, you can confidently meet FDA requirements, ensuring your medical devices are safe, reliable, and ready for the market.

ISO13485 compliance

ISO13485 compliance is essential for medical device manufacturers to demonstrate their ability to provide medical devices and related services that consistently meet customer and regulatory requirements. It is a globally recognised quality management standard specifically for the medical device industry, addressing areas such as risk management, regulatory compliance, and traceability. Achieving ISO13485 certification can enhance market access and credibility for manufacturers, ensuring the safety and effectiveness of their products.

Secure development lifecycle

Having a Secure Development Lifecycle is a critical part of your Digital Health applications security. We work with our customers to advise them on how to implement secure best practices but also provide a managed service to add security into your development. We can do code scanning, bug identification and periodic penetration testing that scales as you grow. We can use your tools or our own.

Vulnerability Scanning

Vulnerability scanning is crucial for ensuring the security of a system or network. By providing this service, we can help businesses and individuals identify weaknesses in their infrastructure, software, or configurations that could be exploited by malicious actors. This can ultimately help prevent data breaches, financial loss, and damage to reputation. We offer free vulnerability scanning to any of our customers.

RFP Support

RFPs - critical for your businesses growth but such a pain. Fortunately we love filling them out and have good processes in place for making the time spent more efficient over time. We start by building your own wiki from day one, which using our tools we can start to cut the amount of time that is needed. We work on both sides of RFPs so our consultants know how scoring processes work to help educate your teams on where is best to spend your time.

EUMDR compliance

Ensuring compliance with the EU Medical Device Regulation (MDR) is crucial for any organisation dealing with medical devices in Europe. The EU MDR sets stringent standards for device safety, performance, and transparency. At Periculo, we offer expert guidance and comprehensive solutions to help you meet these requirements. Our services include risk assessments, compliance audits, documentation support, and cybersecurity measures tailored to the healthcare sector. With Periculo, you can navigate the complexities of EU MDR compliance smoothly, ensuring your medical devices are safe, effective, and market-ready.

IEC62304 Compliance

In order to comply with IEC62304, software must follow a risk-based approach throughout the software development life cycle. This standard outlines processes and activities that need to be undertaken to ensure the safety and effectiveness of medical device software.

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How it works

Book a call

Everyone is different and medical devices are the same. It's important that we have some time to understand exactly what you need to be able to advise accordingly.

Select your services

We offer adhoc services for business that need a one off engagement, for example penetration testing. Or a managed service for any processes that you would like to have improved whilst saving you time to grow your business.

Grow your business

We have used security as a selling point for many medical device companies. Impress new customers when submitting RFPs, reduce your overheads and more forward with clarity.

Partnership

Our business model is to grow with our customers, this means we focus on building a partnership based on trust. It is in our best interest to provide you with the best possible service at the best level of quality.

FAQs

Find answers to commonly asked questions about digital health cyber security.

How does Periculo help with digital health security?

Periculo offers comprehensive cybersecurity solutions tailored to the digital health industry, including risk assessments, vulnerability management, incident response, and staff training to ensure the highest level of digital health security. What differs our services to generic consultancies is that our reports and outputs are tailored to meet specific standards giving you more value for money.

What are the best practices for securing digital health services?

Best practices include using encrypted communication platforms, securing devices with strong passwords, ensuring software is up-to-date, and educating patients on security measures. Having a good suite of certifications can really benefit you. Begin with Cyber Essentials, Cyber Essentials Plus. Then you can looking into IASME Cyber Assured and ISO27001. Contact Us for more information.

What regulations govern digital health security?

Regulations include HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) in the U.S., GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) in the EU, and various local healthcare data protection laws. For services that are being sold to the NHS there are additional standards such as DCB0129. Contact us for more information.

What are common threats to digital health security?

Common threats include malware, phishing attacks, unauthorised access, data breaches, and insider threats. In our experience, Digital Health companies usually fall victim to breaches due to simple errors such as misconfiguration of cloud services and oversight from employees clicking on phishing links.

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"Periculo was amazing to work with. Their auditors are professional and straightforward, making the audit a great experience."

Sesilia Maidelin

Tech Associate, Doccla

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