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Minutephysics' 'The Astounding Physics Of N95 Masks' →

June 28, 2020 by Marc Handelman in Science, Physical Security, Medicine, Medical Security, Face Masks

Tip O' The Hat!

June 28, 2020 /Marc Handelman
Science, Physical Security, Medicine, Medical Security, Face Masks

DEF CON 27, Bio Hacking Village, Alex Pearlman's 'DIY Medicine: The Ethics Of Hacking Pharma' →

January 07, 2020 by Marc Handelman in BioHacking, Conferences, DEF CON 27, Education, Information Security, Medicine, Medical Security, Medical Ethics

Thanks to Def Con 27 Volunteers, Videographers and Presenters for publishing their superlative conference videos via their YouTube Channel for all to see, enjoy and learn.

January 07, 2020 /Marc Handelman
BioHacking, Conferences, DEF CON 27, Education, Information Security, Medicine, Medical Security, Medical Ethics

Image Credit: Professor Shreyas Sen

Securing The Internet Of The Body

March 28, 2019 by Marc Handelman in Medical Device Security, Medical Privacy, Medical Security, Medicine, Information Security

via Purdue University Professor Shreyas Sen (Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and his students Debayan Das, Shovan Maity and Baibhab Chatterjee) comes a definative answer to securing the various machines and other connected implants we as a species are placing into and on our bodies to assist and record. Their work - entitled 'Enabling Covert Body Area Network using Electro-Quasistatic Human Body Communication' appears in Scientific Reports (a NatureResearch journal) (a portion of the Abstract of the journal entry appears below).

"Radiative communication using electro-magnetic (EM) fields amongst the wearable and implantable devices act as the backbone for information exchange around a human body, thereby enabling prime applications in the fields of connected healthcare, electroceuticals, neuroscience, augmented and virtual reality. However, owing to such radiative nature of the traditional wireless communication, EM signals propagate in all directions, inadvertently allowing an eavesdropper to intercept the information." - via the Nature ScientificResearch Journal publication entitled Enabling Covert Body Area Network using Electro-Quasistatic Human Body Communication'- via Purdue University Professor Shreyas Sen (Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and his students Debayan Das, Shovan Maity and Baibhab Chatterjee)

March 28, 2019 /Marc Handelman
Medical Device Security, Medical Privacy, Medical Security, Medicine, Information Security

University of Washington Develops Cellphone Sonar App To Detect Opioid Overdose

January 27, 2019 by Marc Handelman in All is Information, Medical Security, Medicine, Medical Device Security, Life Saving Technology, Physical Security

via Sarah McQuate, writing at the University of Washington's UW News, comes a story that may change the downward spiral of opiate addicts for the better...

"Researchers at the University of Washington have developed a cellphone app, called Second Chance, that uses sonar to monitor someone’s breathing rate and sense when an opioid overdose has occurred." - via Sarah McQuate, writing at the University of Washington's UW News

January 27, 2019 /Marc Handelman
All is Information, Medical Security, Medicine, Medical Device Security, Life Saving Technology, Physical Security

The Noggin Tales: Flaws of EEG →

April 10, 2018 by Marc Handelman in Medicine, Medical Device Security, Information Security, Application Security

News, via Sean Gallagher - writing at Ars Technica, details at least five critical flaws in a multi-vender software package shipped under the moniker 'Natus Xltek NeuroWorks 8'. Give’s one pause, before hooking up to the machines at your local body shop, eh?

"While attacking an EEG system won't necessarily harm a patient directly, the vulnerabilities described by Talos could be used to create a persistent presence on hospital networks for a number of malicious purposes, or to execute code that could install malware if the Internet is reachable from the system." via Sean Gallagher writing at Ars Technica

April 10, 2018 /Marc Handelman
Medicine, Medical Device Security, Information Security, Application Security

BGU Security Researchers Urge Physicians to Patch Their Systems →

February 14, 2018 by Marc Handelman in Medical Device Security, Medicine, Healthcare Infrastrucutre, Hardware Security

via Zaid Shoorbajee - reporting for Cyberscoop, comes a story of security entropy, this time in medical imaging device system patching and an esteemed University's research targeting those systems. In this case, a research paper from Israel's Ben-Gurion University of the Negev Malware-Lab yielded good (but not-necessarily-acted-upon-advice) to Medical Professionals: Patch Your Flawed Imaging Systems...

'“In cases where even a small delay can be fatal, or where a dangerous tumor is removed or erroneously added to an image, a cyberattack can be fatal,” said Tom Mahler, an author on the paper. “However, strict regulations make it difficult to conduct basic updates on medical PCs, and merely installing anti-virus protection is insufficient for preventing cyber-attacks.” ' - Zaid Shoorbajee - reporting for Cyberscoop

February 14, 2018 /Marc Handelman
Medical Device Security, Medicine, Healthcare Infrastrucutre, Hardware Security

USENIX Enigma 2017, Tamara Bonaci's "Brains Can Be Hacked. Why Should You Care?" →

September 26, 2017 by Marc Handelman in Conferences, Education, Information Security, Medicine, Medical Device Security
September 26, 2017 /Marc Handelman
Conferences, Education, Information Security, Medicine, Medical Device Security

Kimmel: Message to Anti-Vaxxers

March 03, 2015 by Marc Handelman in All is Information, Public Health, Science, Physical Sciences, Physical Security, Medicine
March 03, 2015 /Marc Handelman
All is Information, Public Health, Science, Physical Sciences, Physical Security, Medicine