Medical Device Penetration Testing

Medical Device Penetration Testing with FDA-Ready Reporting

Hands-on penetration testing of medical device hardware, firmware, wireless interfaces, and companion applications, identifying exploitable vulnerabilities before FDA reviewers or attackers do.

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Medical Device Attack surface

What We Test Across Your Medical Device

We assess the technical layers that make up the product, from physical interfaces and firmware to wireless, applications, and cloud.

  • Hardware and physical interfaces

    Hardware & Physical Interfaces

  • Firmware and embedded software

    Firmware & Embedded Software

  • Authentication and authorization

    Authentication & Authorization

  • Wireless and communication interfaces

    Wireless & Communication Interfaces

  • Data protection and cryptography

    Data Protection & Cryptography

  • Software and third-party components

    Software & Third-Party Components

Our Process

Our Medical Device Penetration Testing Process Workflow

We begin with the device and its architecture, then test the interfaces and components that define its security boundary.

  1. 01

    Scope & Attack Surface Mapping

    Map hardware, firmware, software, applications, APIs, wireless interfaces, networks, cloud services, and connected systems.

  2. 02

    Architecture & Threat Analysis

    Review architecture, data flows, trust boundaries, dependencies, interfaces, and controls to identify attack paths.

  3. 03

    Comprehensive Security Testing

    Conduct automated and manual testing across hardware, firmware, software, wireless, application, API, cloud, and networks.

MedTech segments

Device Categories We Test

We test across the categories that carry connected software, from monitoring and diagnostics to therapy delivery and software-only products.

  • Patient Monitoring & Vital Signs Devices

  • Cardiovascular Monitoring & Diagnostic Devices

  • Diabetes & Continuous Glucose Monitoring

  • Infusion & Drug Delivery Systems

  • Remote Patient Monitoring & Connected Wearables

  • Respiratory Monitoring & Therapy Devices

  • Diagnostic Imaging & Ultrasound Systems

  • Ophthalmic Diagnostic & Monitoring Devices

  • Electrodiagnostic & Neurodiagnostic Devices

  • General Hospital & Connected Medical Equipment

Penetration Testing Types

Testing That Goes Beyond the Device Surface

We choose the testing approach according to the product, available access, technical evidence, risks, and assessment objective.

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    Black Box Testing

    Simulates an external attacker with limited or no prior knowledge of the device's internal architecture, source code, firmware, hardware design, and security implementation.

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    Grey Box Testing

    Combines external attack simulation with authorised internal information, such as test accounts, device documentation, firmware details, network information, or limited architecture and configuration details.

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    White Box Testing

    Analyzes internal assets like code, firmware, architecture, and SBOMs to enable deeper vulnerability discovery and complete validation.

Standards & Framework

Standards and Frameworks We Follow

Our assessments use applicable standards and frameworks relevant to medical device cybersecurity and penetration testing.

  • ISO 14971:2019
  • ANSI/AAMI SW96:2023
  • AAMI TIR57
  • IEC 81001-5-1:2021
  • IEC 62304
  • IEC 62443 Series
  • IEEE 11073-40101
  • IEEE 11073-40102
  • MDCG 2019-16
  • FDA Cybersecurity in Medical Devices
  • FDA Postmarket Management of Cybersecurity in Medical Devices
  • FD&C Act Section 524B NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF)
  • NIST Secure Software Development Framework (SSDF)

Step-by-Step Workflow

How to Begin Securing Your MedTech Cybersecurity with Medysec

We analyze your device architecture, build complete cybersecurity evidence, and hand your team an audit-ready submission package.

  1. 01

    Discovery & Artifact Plan

    Our senior Medysec expert reads device architecture, intended use, regulatory pathway, and existing cybersecurity evidence then delivers a written artifact plan and fixed-fee quote inside 5 business days.

  2. 02

    Authoring & Testing

    Medysec runs hands-on threat modeling, SBOM authoring, security risk assessment, and penetration testing on the named device, using the agreed artifact plan as the work contract.

  3. 03

    Internal Reviewer Simulation

    Two named Medysec experts review the package against FDA 2026 guidance check-by-check before handoff. Findings flagged, retested, and closed.

  4. 04

    Submission Hand-off

    You get a one-hour walk-through with your regulatory lead, a Letter of Attestation, and a fixed-fee retest commitment if FDA raises cybersecurity deficiencies.

In Their Words

What Our Clients Say

We work alongside device manufacturers to secure their connected medical devices and clear regulatory review. Here is what those teams have to say about us.

Billy Sadhu Sharma Kumar

Qualysec Technologies Pvt Ltd's efforts resulted in improved security, risk mitigation, enhanced security controls, and compliance achievement. The team was responsive, flexible, and open to addressing the client's evolving needs. They maintained regular communication via email and virtual meetings.

Billy Sadhu Sharma Kumar

Head-V&V Engineering

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Case Studies

Medical Device Penetration Testing Success Stories

Discuss Your Device
Diagnostic desktop application cybersecurity case study illustration

An European MedTech Startup Secures Its Diagnostic Desktop App With Medysec Ahead of FDA 510(k) Submission

A security assessment of a diagnostic desktop application used with the TearView platform, focused on protecting patient diagnostic data, strengthening application controls, and supporting the client’s FDA 510(k) documentation.

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Building a practical threat-modeling process for a healthcare platform

A healthcare platform engagement that clarified security ownership, mapped critical attack paths, and improved evidence for release decisions.

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Patient-facing health application cloud security case study illustration

Securing cloud services behind a patient-facing health application

A practical cloud security review that helped a patient-facing product prioritise its most important configuration and access-control improvements.

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Medical Device Pentesting FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

For hardware and firmware work, yes. Where a device cannot travel, we scope the test to reachable interfaces and software layers.

Ready to Run a Medical Device Penetration Test?

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