In a previous post I wrote about the poor security of medical devices, and used this Bloomberg article from November 2015 to highlight the severity of the situation, and the need for the industry to fix this problem to protect patient safety and privacy. While my intent was to provide a “then and now” perspective, it was rightly pointed out by a reader that I leaned-in too much … [Read more...]
Medical Device Security Fiasco?
You would think that medical devices, which aid in sustaining health and wellness on many levels, would be focused on security to some extent, right? Well thinking it and it being a reality apparently are not two peas in the same pod. Despite numerous outcries and public demonstrations from cyber security specialists and researchers to medical equipment vendors, and even to the … [Read more...]
Hacking for Good – Daily Security Byte EP. 194
Most of the time, the media uses the term hacking in the negative context. However, there are many white hats who hack for good. In the last Daily Security Byte episode for 2015, I cover two fun stories that show how people can use hacking and reverse engineering techniques to do things that improve our lives. Show note: This will be the last Daily Byte video this year. I'll … [Read more...]
