Insulin Pump System Security

Abstract

Physicians are using medical devices to treat an array of sicknesses including Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, pain, gastroparesis, diabetes, and heart disease. Among other features, many of these devices now include the ability to wirelessly interface with a patient or other devices. With these new abilities, security and reliability can be compromised. To avoid future security and reliability problems, new research is needed. In this paper we discuss issues that are in need of more attention, and are important to medical device system security. These issues include peripheral component threats, usability, and regulation. We use specific examples and recommend ways to improve these areas.