# Approaching Cybersecurity & Usability as a SaMD Company

- Show: [Global Medical Device Podcast](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/global-medical-device-podcast)
- Published: 2022-05-28
- Length: 36m
- Episode: 264
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/global-medical-device-podcast/2022-05-28-approaching-cybersecurity-usability-as-a-samd-company
- Listen: https://podcast.greenlight.guru/episode/approaching-cybersecurity-usability-as-a-samd-company

## Summary

Abbas Dhilawala, a cybersecurity and SaMD expert at Galen Data, discusses the critical balance between security and usability in software as a medical device. He explains that while standards for human factors exist, there is no harmonized standard for cybersecurity, forcing companies to rely on early user feedback and risk management to design secure yet usable systems. Dhilawala highlights the challenges of identity management, the limitations of biometrics in clinical settings, and the importance of reframing security measures to reduce user stress.

## Chapters

- [0:20](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/global-medical-device-podcast/2022-05-28-approaching-cybersecurity-usability-as-a-samd-company#t=20) Introduction: Abbas Dhilawala and Galen Data
- [3:10](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/global-medical-device-podcast/2022-05-28-approaching-cybersecurity-usability-as-a-samd-company#t=190) The Security vs. Usability Trade-off
- [4:40](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/global-medical-device-podcast/2022-05-28-approaching-cybersecurity-usability-as-a-samd-company#t=280) Lack of Harmonized Standards and User Research
- [8:11](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/global-medical-device-podcast/2022-05-28-approaching-cybersecurity-usability-as-a-samd-company#t=491) Identity Management and Password Pitfalls
- [11:37](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/global-medical-device-podcast/2022-05-28-approaching-cybersecurity-usability-as-a-samd-company#t=697) Biometrics and Future Authentication Tech
- [15:04](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/global-medical-device-podcast/2022-05-28-approaching-cybersecurity-usability-as-a-samd-company#t=904) Risk Management and Psychological Usability
- [21:39](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/global-medical-device-podcast/2022-05-28-approaching-cybersecurity-usability-as-a-samd-company#t=1299) SBOMs, Tooling, and FDA Guidance
- [27:18](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/global-medical-device-podcast/2022-05-28-approaching-cybersecurity-usability-as-a-samd-company#t=1638) Reframing Security and HIPAA Compliance
- [31:04](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/global-medical-device-podcast/2022-05-28-approaching-cybersecurity-usability-as-a-samd-company#t=1864) True Quality 2022 and Conclusion

## Topics

- [Security & privacy](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/security-and-privacy)
- [Industrial & consumer product design](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/industrial-design)
- [Certification & compliance](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/certification-and-compliance)
- [Validation & product-market fit](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/validation-and-product-market-fit)

## Most relevant to

early-stage companies

## Mentioned

- Galen Data (company)
- Titronics (company)
- Greenlight Guru (company)
- True Quality 2022 (product)
- FDA (other)
- HIPAA (other)
- NSBOM (tool)
- CycloneDX (tool)

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- [021 - "Options" with Karandeep Singh Badwal](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/lets-combinate/2022-02-23-021-options-with-karandeep-singh-badwal) (Let's Combinate)
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- [108: Nebarious](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2015-07-08-108-nebarious) (Embedded.fm)
- [S6E33 Bryant Foster | Design for Human Factors & User Experience](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/being-an-engineer/2025-08-15-s6e33-bryant-foster-design-for-human-factors-user-experience) (Being an Engineer)

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