CY 7790 / CY 4973
Medical Device Cybersecurity
Spring 2026

TENTATIVE Weekly Schedule (TBA)

Week Date Day Topic Description
Week 1 Jan 8 Thursday Opening Lecture Course Overview, Expectations, and Rules.
Week 2 Jan 13 Tuesday Course Introduction Review agenda & objectives; Framing Medical Device Cybersecurity; Differentiating stakeholders and context.
Jan 15 Thursday Discussion Session Therac-25 Activity
Week 3 Jan 20 Tuesday Concepts and Terminology Cybersecurity recap; Contrasting IT vs OT; safety vs security; Relating today's threat landscape.
Jan 22 Thursday Discussion Session Peer review.
Week 4 Jan 27 Tuesday Cybersecurity in Healthcare Healthcare's unique risks and exposure: Review of security events and trends.
Jan 29 Thursday Discussion Session Top 10 Health Technology Hazards for 2026, by ECRI.
Week 5 Feb 3 Tuesday Medical Device Introduction History: from research to documented events; Lack of progress - understanding constraints; Practical and technical path forward
Feb 5 Thursday Discussion Session Security and Privacy in Implantable Medical Devices (SoK) – IEEE S&P 2014
Week 6 Feb 10 Tuesday Regulations and Standards (1) US FDA - regulatory approach and structure; US - beyond FDA; International efforts
Feb 12 Thursday Discussion Session (1) Regulatory Aspects of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning";

(2) Term Project Proposal;
Week 7 Feb 17 Tuesday Regulations and Standards (2) Applicable standards and guidances; Privacy and safety; Interoperability
Feb 19 Thursday Discussion Session Andrew Carney of ARPA-H will speak on the UPGRADE Program and Whole Hospital Simulation
Week 8 Feb 24 Tuesday Guest Lecture Penetration Testing for Medical Devices (Beau Woods)
Feb 26 Thursday Discussion Session Principles and Practices for Software Bill of Materials for Medical Device Cybersecurity