Feature: Medical
Figure 2: In Healthcare 4.0 telematics infrastructures, the Secunet connector is the key component for the infrastructure provider that takes charge of all locally required security functions
“A linear approach following traditional
waterfall models with successive project phases would have been neither possible nor sensible within the time schedule,” said Markus Linnemann, Head of the eHealth division at Secunet. Another important element was
the direct involvement of the SRC test centre commissioned by Secunet, with all stakeholders working very closely to achieve the required site certifications. For instance, to obtain BSI Common Criteria Certification it was necessary to create secure areas with motion detectors, secure networks and more, so for any high-security aspects, a special platform was used to coordinate the project. As a result, this audit was passed first time. Today, not only each individual partner is BSI-certified, but also all individual components of the product – across the entire value chain.
100% secure series production Very close collaboration was required both during development and series production. All production processes and required documentation were developed and implemented in cooperation with Secunet. Here, too, the joint know-how of a virtual team was used, which was set up specifically
To date, over 50,000 medical connectors have been sold and many institutions are already connected to the telematics infrastructure
for this collaboration project, but can be applied to other comparable tasks. Early testing guaranteed a smooth start to
production. It was further possible to scale production from 2,000 units per month to over 10,000 without any problems, since organisational process, failure and series scenarios were tested and practiced just as extensively as the technically-required signal compliance, EMC or climate tests.
Customised hardware platform Te technology behind the new medical edge connector was provided by a board design from Congatec, which with its hardware-based security functionalities perfectly matched the requirements
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of S.I.E and Secunet. When selecting the appropriate hardware platform, it was essential to take full account of all aspects around security, data protection and encryption, as well as the analysis of potential attack vectors. Relying on products that are already in
series production also offers the necessary security for application-specific variants, which means no serious teething troubles are expected to arise even with large individual series. Tis has proven to be true in this project.
Market committment To date, over 50,000 connectors have been sold and many institutions are already connected to the telematics infrastructure. Te connector is meanwhile also available in a high-performance design specifically for use in data centre environments, a version that is also suitable for hospitals, among others. Secunet was able to re-use the existing
ecosystem for development of the data centre connector. Tis is another proof of the partners’ ability to create efficient digital solutions for the healthcare and medical technology industry, even under the most demanding regulatory conditions.
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