Update: WHISTL Labs will be Cyber Range for Medical Devices

A consortium led by the Medical Device Innovation, Safety and Security Consortium (MDISS) announced WHISTL, a federated global network of labs that will assess and test the cybersecurity of medical devices using standards like UL 2900 and AAMI 80001. The labs will perform fuzzing, static analysis, and penetration testing, report findings to manufacturers and the MDVIPER vulnerability database, and aim to educate stakeholders; the article also reviews prior research exposing device weaknesses and notes ransomware incidents (e.g., WannaCry) and the MedSec/Abbott disclosure controversy as drivers for the initiative.