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    Section 524B Compliance

    FDA Section 524B Cybersecurity for Cyber Devices

    FDA Section 524B cybersecurity compliance services for cyber devices - SPDF, SBOM, postmarket, and CVD.

    If your device meets the 524B(c) cyber device definition, the FDA can refuse to accept your submission without a complete 524B package. Pick a discovery call and we'll return a fixed-fee quote within 24 hours.

    Every requirement in Section 524B of the FD&C Act - SPDF under 524B(b)(2), SBOM under 524B(b)(3), and postmarket monitoring + coordinated vulnerability disclosure under 524B(b)(1) - built into an eSTAR-ready premarket package. Aligned to the FDA February 2026 final cybersecurity guidance.

    • 524B(b)(1) postmarket + CVD plan
    • 524B(b)(2) SPDF documentation
    • 524B(b)(3) SBOM with VEX
    • Cyber device 524B(c) qualification memo
    • eSTAR-ready cybersecurity sections
    • Reasonable-assurance evidence package

    Free 30-min call · Senior US expert · Mutual NDA before the call

    FDA submissions supported
    250+
    Cybersecurity rejections
    0
    Quote turnaround
    24 hrs

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    Blue Goat's niche expertise in FDA-facing cybersecurity made all the difference. Their reports were built with the FDA's expectations in mind-it gave us confidence that we wer…

    Scott Odland, Solutions Architect, Rhaeos

    • Intuitive
    • Natera
    • bioMérieux
    • Inogen
    • VitalConnect

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    Lifecycle scope

    What Section 524B actually requires - and how we deliver it

    Premarket to postmarket. One senior team owns every cybersecurity artifact the FDA reviewer will open.

    01

    Cyber device qualification

    We confirm whether your device meets the Section 524B(c) cyber device definition and document the rationale for the FDA reviewer.

    02

    524B(b)(1) postmarket plan

    Vulnerability monitoring sources, severity-based response timelines, CVD policy, patch delivery and rollback - every element reviewers expect.

    03

    524B(b)(2) SPDF

    Secure Product Development Framework integrated into your QMSR (21 CFR 820) and ISO 13485 processes with full traceability.

    04

    524B(b)(3) SBOM

    SPDX or CycloneDX SBOM with NTIA minimum elements (now stewarded by CISA), support-end dates, and a VEX statement for every CVE.

    05

    Reasonable assurance evidence

    Threat model, security risk assessment, architecture views, and test reports that demonstrate reasonable assurance of cybersecurity.

    06

    eSTAR + 2026 guidance aligned

    Every artifact maps directly to the FDA February 2026 final premarket cybersecurity guidance and drops into eSTAR without rework.

    Common FDA findings

    The 524B compliance gaps we see most often

    Every one of these has triggered an acceptance-checklist hold or a cybersecurity deficiency letter under Section 524B since enforcement began.

    No 524B(c) qualification rationale

    The submission doesn't document why the device is (or isn't) a cyber device. Reviewer flags it as missing on acceptance review.

    Postmarket plan missing CVD policy

    524B(b)(1) requires a coordinated vulnerability disclosure process. Most submissions ship with monitoring sources but no published CVD policy.

    SBOM without VEX

    Bare SBOM ships with hundreds of unresolved CVEs. Reviewer requires VEX statements for every applicable CVE in the shipping configuration.

    SPDF disconnected from QMSR

    Secure Product Development Framework written as a standalone document with no traceability into your 21 CFR 820 / ISO 13485 design controls.

    No reasonable assurance argument

    Artifacts exist but no narrative ties threat model, controls, and test evidence into a defensible reasonable-assurance conclusion.

    Support-end dates missing from SBOM

    524B requires a plan for software end-of-support. SBOM ships without component-level support windows - immediate reviewer question.

    Blue Goat Cyber vs. the alternatives

    What you actually get versus a generalist regulatory consultant or interpreting 524B clause-by-clause yourself.

    Capability Blue Goat Cyber Generalist regulatory consultant In-house
    Section 524B(b)(1)-(4) coverage Clause-by-clause evidence package High-level summary, no clause mapping Engineers translate statute on the fly
    SBOM + VEX in accepted formats SPDX or CycloneDX, machine-readable PDF lists, not reviewer-friendly Manual export, ages between releases
    Postmarket plan included CVD + monitoring program documented Premarket only, postmarket left open Often deferred until audit
    FDA cyber-rejection rate Zero across 250+ FDA submissions Variable, often re-submitted First-submission risk
    Turnaround Fixed fee, deadline-aware Hourly, drifts with scope Competes with engineering work
    Section 524B SPDF

    The Secure Product Development Framework loop reviewers expect

    What happens after you book the call

    1. 1Day 0

      Mutual NDA + 30-min 524B scoping

      We sign a mutual NDA, then walk your device against the 524B(c) cyber device definition and the evidence the FDA reviewer will expect.

    2. 2Day 1

      Free 30-min discovery call + fixed-fee quote within 24 hours

      Point-by-point gap list against 524B(b)(1)-(3) and the FDA February 2026 final guidance, plus a fixed-fee quote covering every deliverable.

    3. 3Weeks 2-6

      eSTAR-ready 524B package

      Cyber device qualification memo, SPDF, SBOM with VEX, postmarket + CVD plan, and the reasonable-assurance narrative - all reviewer-format.

    "Blue Goat's niche expertise in FDA-facing cybersecurity made all the difference. Their reports were built with the FDA's expectations in mind-it gave us confidence that we were submitting exactly what reviewers want to see."
    - Scott Odland, Solutions Architect, Rhaeos

    Cybersecurity deficiency remediation included

    If the FDA raises a cybersecurity deficiency, we fix it at no additional cost. 250+ FDA submissions, zero cybersecurity rejections to date.

    Mutual NDA before the call

    We sign a mutual NDA before the initial call so you can share device details, architecture, and FDA correspondence freely.

    Fixed-fee quote within 24 hours of the call

    No sales pressure. After the call, you get a concrete written strategy mapped to Section 524B and the FDA February 2026 final guidance.

    Senior US engineers, fixed fee

    Senior-led delivery on every FDA-facing artifact. No offshoring, no hourly billing. Unlimited revisions. Every artifact is eSTAR-ready.

    Common questions

    Christian Espinosa, Founder & CEO of Blue Goat Cyber

    Who you're talking to

    Christian Espinosa, Founder & CEO

    MBA, CISSP · U.S. Air Force Academy graduate · 30+ years in cybersecurity

    Christian leads the senior medical device cybersecurity team behind 250+ FDA submissions, zero cybersecurity rejections. Author of three books including Medical Device Cybersecurity: An In-Depth Guide.

    Ready to talk to a senior expert?

    30 minutes with a senior medical device cybersecurity engineer. Mutual NDA signed before the call. No pitch - we'll tell you straight if you don't need us.

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