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# FDA Encouraging Device Security Updates
- URL: https://www.fdaweb.com/fda-encouraging-device-security-updates/
- Published: 2017-10-31T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-14T22:59:09.000Z
- Author: David McFarland
- Tags: Devices, #legacy-id-D5140012

CDRH associate director for science and strategic partnerships **Suzanne Schwartz** says the agency is encouraging medical device manufacturers to proactively update and patch their devices in a safe and timely manner to address cybersecurity threats. Writing in an *FDA Voice* blog [post](https://blogs.fda.gov/fdavoice/index.php/2017/10/fdas-role-in-medical-device-cybersecurity/?ref=fdaweb.com), Schwartz says the “concept of updates and patches, while not new to traditional information technologies, is complex when it comes to critical safety systems and requires a collaborative approach to finding solutions.”

She notes that the agency has published guidances with recommendations for comprehensive management of medical device cybersecurity risks throughout the total product life cycle.

“FDA continues to work with manufacturers and the public to dispel myths about medical device cybersecurity,” Schwartz writes. “On our Web site is a printer-friendly fact sheet where we address some of the more prevalent myths concerning FDA and our role in helping to maintain the security of medical devices.”