A Proactive 6-Point Approach To Security For Neurotech Developers

In a memorable episode from the medical drama Grey’s Anatomy, the hospital’s entire computer system is hacked and held for ransom. Staff can’t access patients’ medical records, cardiac monitors malfunction, and doctors must take extreme measures and improvise to save their patients.Despite the Hollywoodesque dramatization, this highlighted a very real issue. In a hyper-connected world so reliant on technology, security is too often an afterthought, tacked on toward the end of development. However, it is a concern that must be addressed from the outset, especially in the neurotech space where we are dealing with — and even modulating — people’s brains.There are several key security concerns neurotech developers must address from the outset to ensure both medical and ethical compliance, as well as commercial success.