Securing medical devices through wireless monitoring and anomaly detection

1. A medical device monitor (MedMon) configured to operate in a system having communications between a first medical device associated with a patient and a second device, the MedMon comprising:

a unitary device comprising a receiver, an anomaly detector and a response generator;

the receiver being configured to monitor communications between the first medical device and second device;

the anomaly detector being configured to detect physical anomalies in a transmitted signal and behavioral anomalies in underlying medical information contained in the transmitted signal by analyzing the communications between the first medical device and second device for compliance with a set of security policies, the security policies defining allowable thresholds of both physical characteristics of the transmitted signal and underlying physiological data of the patient; and

the response generator being configured to generate a response on a condition that an anomaly is detected.

2. The MedMon of claim 1 , wherein the response is a warning message configured to warn the patient.

3. The MedMon of claim 1 , further comprising a transmitter configured to transmit the response.

4. The MedMon of claim 3 , wherein the response is a jamming signal configured to disrupt communications between the first medical device and second device.

5. The MedMon of claim 1 , wherein the physical characteristics of the transmitted signal comprise at least one of: signal strength indicator (RSSI), time of arrival (TOA), differential time of arrival (DTOA), and angle of arrival (AOA).

6. The MedMon of claim 1 , wherein each security policy is associated with a specific anomaly and has an associated response that is selected on a condition that the specific anomaly is detected.

7. The MedMon of claim 1 , wherein the behavioral anomalies comprise at least one of repeated dosage commands and forged data that feign sudden changes in vital signs.

8. The MedMon of claim 1 , wherein the allowable thresholds of the underlying physiological data of the patient are based on at least one of a historical record stored in a memory and predetermined value ranges programmed into the Medmon.

9. A method of monitoring communications between a first medical device associated with a patient and a second device, the method comprising:

snooping on communications between the first medical device and second device;

analyzing the communications between the first medical device and second device by detecting at least one physical anomaly based on compliance with a first set of security policies defining allowable thresholds of physical characteristics of a transmitted signal;

analyzing the communications between the first medical device and second device by detecting at least one behavioral anomaly based on compliance with a second set of security policies defining allowable thresholds of underlying physiological data of the patient contained in the transmitted signal; and

generating a response on a condition that an anomaly is detected.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the response is a warning message configured to warn the patient.

11. The method of claim 9 , further comprising transmitting the response.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the response is a jamming signal configured to disrupt communications between the first medical device and second device.

13. The method of claim 9 , wherein the physical characteristics of the transmitted signal comprise at least one of: signal strength indicator (RSSI), time of arrival (TOA), differential time of arrival (DTOA), and angle of arrival (AOA).

14. The method of claim 9 , wherein each security policy is associated with a specific anomaly and has an associated response that is selected on a condition that the specific anomaly is detected.

15. The method of claim 9 , wherein the behavioral anomalies comprise at least one of repeated dosage commands and forged data that feign sudden changes in vital signs.

16. The method of claim 9 , wherein the allowable thresholds of the underlying physiological data of the patient are based on at least one of a historical record and predetermined value ranges.

17. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon a computer program for execution by a processor configured to perform method of monitoring communications between a first medical device associated with a patient and a second device, the method comprising:

snooping on communications between the first medical device and second device;

analyzing the communications between the first medical device and second device by detecting at least one physical anomaly based on compliance with a first set of security policies defining allowable thresholds of physical characteristics of a transmitted signal;

analyzing the communications between the first medical device and second device by detecting at least one behavioral anomaly based on compliance with a second set of security policies defining allowable thresholds of underlying physiological data of the patient contained in the transmitted signal; and

generating a response on a condition that an anomaly is detected.

18. The computer-readable medium of claim 17 , wherein the response is a warning message configured to warn the patient.

19. The computer-readable medium of claim 17 , wherein the response is a jamming signal configured to disrupt communications between the first medical device and second device.

20. The computer-readable medium of claim 17 , wherein the physical characteristics of the transmitted signal comprise at least one of: signal strength indicator (RSSI), time of arrival (TOA), differential time of arrival (DTOA), and angle of arrival (AOA).

21. The computer-readable medium of claim 17 , wherein the behavioral anomalies comprise at least one of repeated dosage commands and forged data that feign sudden changes in vital signs.