APAC cybersecurity frameworks not fully adapted in remote care monitoring

L.E.K Consulting said there is a lack of harmonisation in developed markets.

Existing cybersecurity frameworks in APAC region are not fully adapted to various remote care monitoring (RCM) solutions and lack harmonization (or cross-recognition) across jurisdictions, said L.E.K. Consulting in a study.

"The data security protections are not well-established, and there are challenges with enforcement compared to more developed markets in Europe and America," read the report, in part.

Moreover, there is a pressing need for APAC to tailor existing healthcare and cybersecurity frameworks to support RCM.

The measures of remote and software medical devices are not as strict as that of standard hardware medical devices, raising the potential risk of data breaches. 

What's more, data transfer is generally allowed with consent and sufficient cybersecurity protection established while data storage is allowed beyond hospitals in most countries, expect for China.