Manufacturers, Regulatory Requirements, Internet of Things

A New Look at an Old Hot Topic: The Internet of Things

Butler Snow LLP on 6/28/2024

In 1999, computer scientist Kevin Ashton coined the term “the Internet of Things” (“IoT”) in order to put a name to his idea of using RFID chips to track items as they moved throughout a supply chain. “Though there is no...more

The FDA and Cybersecurity: How the Agency is Addressing Cybersecurity Risks to Medical Devices

Jones Day on 3/14/2019

The Situation: As medical devices become more connected to each other and to the internet, an increasing number of patients are exposed to cybersecurity risks. The Result: Over the last five years, the Food and Drug...more

HHS Issues Voluntary Cybersecurity Guidelines for the Healthcare Industry

White and Williams LLP on 1/16/2019

On December 28, 2018, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released “Health Industry Cybersecurity Practices: Managing Threats and Protecting Patients,” a detailed set of voluntary guidelines illustrating...more

What product manufacturers need to know about how the Internet of Things is changing the way that the U.S. Consumer Product Safety...

Hogan Lovells on 12/10/2018

The Internet of Things (IoT) has opened doors to enormous innovative opportunities for consumer product manufacturers. But it has also introduced a new twist in the way that innovation, product safety, and the U.S....more

OIG Recommendations to the FDA for Medical Device Cybersecurity: Foretelling Additional Regulation and Requirements for Controls?

White and Williams LLP on 11/21/2018

With more and more medical devices connected to the Internet of Things (IoT), there is increasing concern over the potential vulnerabilities for cyberattacks against such devices. This vulnerability represents not only...more

California Sets the Standard With a New IoT Law

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 11/15/2018

This past September Governor Brown signed into law Senate Bill 327, which is the first state law designed to regulate the security features of Internet of Things (IoT) devices. ...more

California Becomes First State to Regulate IoT Devices

Troutman Pepper on 10/4/2018

On September 28, Governor Jerry Brown approved California Senate Bill 327, making California the first state in the country to regulate the security of Internet of Things (IoT) devices. ...more

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