Internet of Ingestible Things: Security by Design
Mariam Elgabry presents outcomes from the first Internet-of-Ingestible-Things workshop, establishing Security-by-Design principles for smart pills and micro-sensors.
Summary
The Rise of Ingestible Smart Sensors and Drug Delivery
Ingestible medical micro-devices—such as smart pills with internal transmitters and diagnostic sensors—are entering clinical trials for targeted drug delivery and gastrointestinal imaging.
Cyber-Biosecurity Risks in Gastrointestinal Electronics
Mariam Elgabry examines the unique attack surfaces of ingestible devices, including wireless RF command injection, biosensing tampering, and unauthorized data extraction.
Collaborative Regulatory and Technical Principles
Elgabry shares consensus outcomes from an international workshop bringing together cybersecurity researchers, biomedical engineers, and medical device regulators.
Embedding Security-by-Design in Next-Gen Micro-Devices
The author outlines fundamental Security-by-Design principles, emphasizing lightweight cryptographic authentication and hardware tamper-resistance for smart pills.
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