What Security Professionals Need to Know About Safeguarding Medical Devices and Hospital IoT



Medical devices are becoming increasingly interconnected and vulnerable to cyber-attacks. As a security professional, it’s crucial that you understand the risks and how to safeguard these devices. Episode S5E3 will provide an overview of the medical IoT landscape and critical considerations for protecting these devices.

Listen in as Richard Staynings, Chief Security Strategist at Cylera and Steve Bowcut discuss what security professionals need to know about the ever-increasing threats against IoT devices in the medical environment. They cover the vulnerable devices, the information threat actors seek, the types of attacks they launch, and effective mitigation strategies.

About our Guest

Richard Staynings is a globally renowned thought leader, author, public speaker, and international luminary for healthcare cybersecurity. He has helped governments and private providers formulate long-term strategies and tactical action plans for improved cybersecurity and patient safety across the industry and the world. He has served on numerous working groups and boards. 

Richard serves as Chief Security Strategist for Cylera, a medical device, and Health-IoT security pioneer. He is also the author of Cyber Thoughts, a leading healthcare cybersecurity blog, and teaches postgraduate cybersecurity and health informatics courses at the University of Denver, University College.

Take advantage of this informative discussion about medical and hospital IoT devices.

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Steven Bowcut is an award-winning journalist covering cyber and physical security. He is an editor and writer for Brilliance Security Magazine as well as other security and non-security online publications. Follow and connect with Steve on Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn.