3 min
Updating Medical Devices FTW
The security community is all about the publicizing the horrors of being
insecure. The focus has always been on finding the next exploitation, the next
vulnerability or the most recent data breach. Rarely is the focus on how well a
company has secured a product or service. This is especially true in the arena
of embedded devices. It is widely known that I do not use an insulin pump to
manage my Type I diabetes, especially after the research that I have published
on the security and software f
2 min
Consumer Security Concerns for Medical Devices & Health Monitoring Tools
Recently I spoke with Bloomberg Radio's “Taking Stock” about the security risks
associated with internet connected healthcare devices – specifically the medical
devices that are connecting to users' smartphones and home networks, which
enables physicians to receive their patients' healthcare information directly
without requiring them to come into their office.
While the increase in healthcare internet connectivity has many benefits - such
as patients receiving treatment and diagnostics from do
2 min
Joining the Rapid7 Team!
If I was asked to pick one word that encompasses the reason I decided to join
Rapid7 as a Security Consultant and Researcher it would be community. After
seeing two of my colleagues, Trey Ford and Nick Percoco, join the ranks of
Rapid7 over the last several months I knew that something special was happening,
and curiosity being what it is, I started to do some research into what Rapid7
was about. Sure, there are all the wonderful technology they provide and the
range of security products they o