Theory vs. Practice: How Secure are Bluetooth Low Energy-Capable Health Devices Compared to Legal Requirements?
In a world becoming increasingly ’smart’, be it in
industry, at home, or in medicine, secure data storage and
transmission become even more important. But how secure
is this in practice, and do vendors comply with current law
to adequately protect the users’ or companies’ data? We
chose empatica’s EpiMonitor as a ’smart’ and medically cer-
tified device to exemplify what such a technical assessment
and legal analysis could look and which vulnerabilities may
occur. This assessment and analysis are transferable to other
wearable devices, possibly with slight modifications.
- Published in:
16th {SPRING} graduate workshop - Type:
Inproceedings - Authors:
- Year:
2026 - Source:
https://fg-sidar.gi.de/fileadmin/FG/SIDAR/Reports/SIDAR-Report-SR-2026-01.pdf#page=48
Citation information
: Theory vs. Practice: How Secure are Bluetooth Low Energy-Capable Health Devices Compared to Legal Requirements?, 16th {SPRING} graduate workshop, 2026, 46, https://fg-sidar.gi.de/fileadmin/FG/SIDAR/Reports/SIDAR-Report-SR-2026-01.pdf#page=48, Gress.etal.2026a,
@Inproceedings{Gress.etal.2026a,
author={Greß, Hannah; Dahl, Alanis; Tran, Mindy; Popovski, Marija Turkovic; Krüger, Björn},
title={Theory vs. Practice: How Secure are Bluetooth Low Energy-Capable Health Devices Compared to Legal Requirements?},
booktitle={16th {SPRING} graduate workshop},
pages={46},
url={https://fg-sidar.gi.de/fileadmin/FG/SIDAR/Reports/SIDAR-Report-SR-2026-01.pdf#page=48},
year={2026},
abstract={In a world becoming increasingly ’smart’, be it in industry, at home, or in medicine, secure data storage and transmission become even more important. But how secure is this in practice, and do vendors comply with current law to adequately protect the users’ or companies’ data? We chose empatica’s EpiMonitor as a ’smart’ and medically cer- tified device to exemplify what such a...}}
