FDA to Hold Cybersecurity Workshop

FDA will hold a public workshop January 20-21, 2016 titled “Moving Forward Collaborative Approaches to Medical Device Cybersecurity” in collaboration with the National Health Information Sharing Analysis Center” (NH-ISAC), HHS, and the Department of Homeland Security.

The workshop will enable the multi-stakeholder community to have a meaningful discussion on unresolved gaps and challenges that have hampered progress in advancing medical device cybersecurity.

The workshop will be held in Silver Spring Maryland at the FDA White Oak Campus. The meeting will be webcast and the webcast link will be available after January 13, 2016. The agenda will be posted soon.

There is no fee to register for the workshop and registration will be on a first come, first served basis. Early registration is recommended because seating is limited.

Go to www.fda..gov/MedicalDevices/NewsEvents/WorkshopsConferences/ucm474752.htm for more details. For questions regarding the workshop, email Suzanne Schwartz, CDRH at FDA at Suzanne.schwartz@fda.hhs.gov or call 301-796-6937.