The recent Webinar Wednesday presentation “From Discounts to Dangers: Navigating Patient Safety and Cybersecurity with Secondary Market MedTech” was sponsored by Medigate by Claroty. This webinar is eligible for 1 credit from the ACI.
Presented by Rapid7 Principal Security Researcher Deral Heiland and Ty Greenhalgh, the session discussed how Heiland acquired and examined a series of secondary market infusion pumps. Infusion pumps, which are primary care devices, transmitting fluids, medicine and vital nutrients directly into the circulatory system of the connected patient. Thinking like a hacker, Heiland identified several areas where improperly decommissioned devices create a new threat vector for the healthcare delivery organization. Should eBay be responsible? What were the failures in security? How can they be prevented?
The presenters answered these questions and more. After the webinar the floor was opened up for questions from attendees.
The webinar was popular among HTM professionals with 73 registered for the session and 49 individuals logged in for the live presentation. A recording of the webinar is available for on-demand viewing at WebinarWednesday.live.
The presenters did an outstanding job delivering top-notch information, receiving the highest rating for 2023 with a 4.2 score out of a possible maximum of 5.
Attendees provided feedback via a survey that included the question, “Why did you attend today’s webinar?”
“Important, relevant topic. Cybersecurity in medical devices is always a concern, one that is often overlooked by hospital and biomedical leadership,” said Alan Nicewarner, BMET, BSWH McKinney.
“Keeping myself educated with patient safety,” Scott Fabijanski, a biomedical technician with Corewell Health.
“Always enjoy Ty’s presentations, and Deral was awesomely informative and understandable. Really helped reinforce some directions I’m attempting to push in my organization,” shared Anthony Earthen, Clinical (Cybersecurity) Engineer IV, UCSDH.
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