Implementing IEC 81001-5-1 in the Age of Connected Healthcare
Today’s medical technology is defined by connectivity, but increasingly interconnected systems bring significant security challenges.
IEC 81001-5-1, a recent healthcare cybersecurity standard that specifically addresses cybersecurity challenges in medical software, represents a significant advancement in software security for connected healthcare.
The standard’s broad scope reflects the evolving nature of healthcare technology to encompass critical care equipment, smart phone apps, and SaaS functions.
However, compliance to this process-driven standard can be challenging and time-consuming. Development teams must ensure both the quality management and security risk management throughout the software development lifecycle.
As part of the best practice requirements of IEC 81001-5-1, static analysis tools aid in achieving compliance and help automate the verification of many requirements in the standard.
In this white paper, we discuss:
- What is IEC 81001-5-1.
- Why IEC 81001-5-1 is important.
- Use cases of different types of health software and medical devices.
- How IEC 81001-5-1 applies to the SDLC.
- How Static Analysis and SAST tools — like Perforce QAC and Perforce Klocwork —support IEC 81001-5-1 compliance.
To learn more about how to navigate IEC 81001-5-1, download this white paper.