The main objective of the project is to achieve accelerated digitization in the healthcare sector to provide opportunities for cost-effective and efficient delivery of personalized care services, through medical devices (including software) connected to IT networks and increasingly combined with new technologies (AI, cloud computing, blockchain or 5G networks).
Europe is witnessing an increase in the complexity and sophistication of attacks threatening critical infrastructures in the healthcare sector, which is why CYLCOMED aims to create a mechanism to strengthen cybersecurity in this field, ensuring security for patients and preserving or improving the confidentiality, integrity and availability of private data they exchange, or allow remote access to them. It also seeks to focus on the humans operating the technology, as they are considered the weakest link in the chain for security and privacy, with training and awareness-raising measures tailored to the needs of healthcare staff. To this end, it will enable all stakeholders in the ecosystem to adopt technologically sovereign and reliable cybersecurity methodologies and tools for connected medical devices and the environments in which they are managed and operated (platforms), complemented by appropriate guidance covering identified risks and gaps.
In a nutshell, CYLCOMED will provide: (i) risk assessment framework with risk-benefit analysis schemes and (ii) toolbox addressing cybersecurity risks and gaps in connected medical devices; (iii) assessment and extension of basic standards, best practices and guidelines covering challenges for CMDs, including SW, making them fit for purpose when used together with novel technologies; (iv) demonstrations and case studies in relevant facilities, hospital scenarios (COVID-19 patient monitoring) and remote telemonitoring scenarios improving the lives of pediatric patients.
CYLCOMED is involving three hospitals in pilots to validate the developed toolkit.
