Cybersecurity: Secure Design & Architecture
Garrett Schumacher, MS, CISSPPublished on: 20/04/2026
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Software Transparency and SBOMs
Garrett Schumacher, MS, CISSPPublished on: 15/12/2025
Software transparency is critical to securing modern medical devices. SBOMs provide visibility into the software components that make up a device, enabling better supply chain oversight, faster vulnerability response, and greater trust between manufacturers and healthcare organizations. This content explores how SBOMs support these goals in practice.
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Cybersecurity Labeling for Medical Devices
Garrett Schumacher, MS, CISSPPublished on: 14/10/2025
Cybersecurity labeling connects design intent to real-world device use. It communicates to clinicians, IT administrators, and healthcare delivery organizations how to install, configure, maintain, and retire a device securely.
Design-Time Security Risk Management for Medical Devices
Garrett Schumacher, MS, CISSPPublished on: 24/09/2025
By identifying and mitigating risks at design time, manufacturers avoid embedding vulnerabilities into their systems and ensure compliance with international regulations and standards.
VEL-CAL: Cryptographic Assurance Levels
Garrett Schumacher, MS, CISSPPublished on: 23/08/2025
The Velentium Medical Cryptographic Assurance Levels (VEL-CAL) framework defines a tiered classification system for selecting cryptographic primitives and configurations in medical device systems.
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Total Product Life-Cycle Security for Medical Devices
Garrett Schumacher, MS, CISSPPublished on: 04/08/2025
Cybersecurity isn’t just a test before launch. At Velentium Medical, it’s built into every phase of development and maintenance. Our Total Product Life-Cycle process ensures your device is secure by design and safe in the field, backed by our templates and expertise to help you navigate the full process.
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