The OWASP IoT Project (and the related OWASP Embedded Application Security Project and OWASP IoT Top 10) provides community-curated guidance, threat catalogs, and testing methodologies for connected and embedded devices - including connected medical devices. The IoT Top 10 enumerates the most prevalent IoT security weaknesses (weak/guessable passwords, insecure network services, insecure ecosystem interfaces, lack of secure update mechanism, etc.).

Why it matters

OWASP IoT Top 10 is a useful prioritization aid for product security backlogs. The OWASP MASTG (Mobile Application Security Testing Guide) covers companion mobile apps that often ship with connected medical devices; the OWASP Application Security Verification Standard (ASVS) provides a tiered set of testable requirements.

Common pitfalls

•Treating the OWASP IoT Top 10 as the entirety of the threat model rather than a baseline checklist.
•Skipping OWASP MASTG when the device ships with a companion mobile app.

Sources

OWASP IoT Project · OWASP
OWASP MASTG · OWASP
CISA - Healthcare and Public Health Sector · CISA

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