A list of ingredients that make up software components. This is emerging as a key building block in software security.
In a report of the top 10 health technology hazards for 2022 released by the nonprofit patient-safety organization ECRI, cybersecurity attacks against health care organizations were at the No. 1 spot. Acknowledging this concern, medical device manufacturers are more often building in security features—including SBOMs—to their design.
Work ongoing at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the International Medical Device Regulators Forum has been focused on how to provide SBOMs for different use cases, such as helping health care delivery organizations better understand risk management for what’s on the inside of a medical device they purchase.