Future of Connected Medical Technology - What We Can Learn from Other Industries about Cybersecurity and Data Protection

Connected medical technology is evolving from individual “connected features” to end‑to‑end systems integrating devices, edge/gateways, and the cloud — including remote service, device management, data flows, and updates. Key drivers are clinical benefits such as remote monitoring, more efficient workflows, and new services. At the same time, these technologies must operate reliably in clinical environments and comply with data protection and patient safety requirements.

The presentation highlights what the MedTech industry can learn from other sectors that operate connected systems at large scale. It focuses on core architecture principles: edge/cloud partitioning, interoperability and interface strategy, device identities for fleets, service access, update and configuration management, as well as observability (logging and monitoring). Typical use cases illustrate concrete design decisions — with security, data protection, and safety as integrated quality and compliance goals.

Please note: this presentation will be held in German.