KARL STORZ Granted Cybersecurity Authorization to Operate From U.S. Department of Defense
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Tuesday, April 4, 2023
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KARL STORZ Endoscopy-America, Inc., a leader in minimally invasive surgical technology and operating room integration, has been granted an Authorization to Operate (ATO) by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), Defense Health Agency (DHA).
Key Points:
- KARL STORZ Endoscopy-America, Inc., a leader in minimally invasive surgical technology and operating room integration, has been granted an Authorization to Operate (ATO) by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), Defense Health Agency (DHA).
- Cybersecurity is a key element in the successful implementation and deployment of any medical device, but especially integrated operating rooms.
- This means KARL STORZ is deemed secure within certain deployment parameters and remains the only operating room integration supplier with an ATO from the DoD.
- This is, in fact, the second time that KARL STORZ has been granted an ATO—once under the previous DIACAP cybersecurity program, and now under the current Risk Management Framework (RMF).