Case Study: Medical Device Manufacturing Company achieves pacemaker mobile app protection and patient safety with Arxan Technologies

Arxan Application Protection for Connected Medical Devices

Medical Device Manufacturing Company, a leading global medical device maker, faced the risk that threat actors could reverse-engineer the mobile app for a new pacemaker and compromise patient safety, data and IP. After a risk analysis, they chose Arxan Technologies and its Arxan Application Protection solution to harden all apps that connect to Class III devices and address this high-priority mobile attack vector.

Arxan Technologies implemented Arxan Application Protection—binary-level code hardening, key and data protection, obfuscation/encryption, and runtime attack detection and reporting—with minimal disruption to the SDLC. The protection was integrated into the pacemaker monitoring app and deployed in the field to prevent reverse-engineering attacks, reduce patient and business risk, and preserve IP; the company has since expanded the same Arxan protection across its other connected apps on all major mobile platforms.