MedTech Speaker Series, Aug 2019 – Cyber Security of Medical Devices

Concern about cybersecurity for medical devices dates back to at least 2007, which is when Vice President Cheney had the wireless capabilities disabled on the pacemaker that he was having implanted. The last six or seven years has seen growing interest. In early August, there were around 10,000 visitors to the medical devices area in the huge Defcon “hacker” conference in Las Vegas.

This presentation will touch on the following topics:

• the network-connected medical devices ecosystem

• a little bit about software as a medical device

• cybersecurity key points

• cybersecurity for medical devices

• cybersecurity and the Minimum Viable Product

• from software development lifecycle management to connected medical device lifecycle management

• Defcon - the Hacker Conference

Presenter: David Snyder, MBA, PE, CISSP, CSM

David Snyder helps organizations develop and implement new technologies and keep them secure. His experience includes companies like Apple, Google, Kaiser, First Data, PayPal, Yahoo!, and various startups for healthcare systems, electronic payments, mobile applications, and data security. 42TEK, Inc. (www.42tek.com) is Mr. Snyder’s consulting company. He is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Certified Scrum Master (CSM), and a California-registered Civil Engineer (PE). He is currently researching cybersecurity for network-connected medical devices.

David is a past board member of the Northern California Chapter of the Healthcare Information Systems Society (HIMSS) and has been the organizer, moderator, or speaker for more than 20 conferences and seminars on healthcare, data security, and payments topics, including “Network-Connected Medical Devices: What Could Possibly Go Wrong?” and the “Cybersecurity for Medical Devices is a Team Sport” workshop in 2018.

David has his B.S. from Carnegie-Mellon University as a double major in Civil Engineering and Engineering and Public Policy and after graduating became a registered Civil Engineer (PE) in California. Later, he obtained an MBA in Technology Management at the University of Phoenix. During his college years, David was a Certified Respiratory Therapy Technician working in hospital Intensive Care Units. He became a Certified Information Systems Security Professional in 2015 and a Certified Scrum Master in 2016.

6:00pm: Door opens

6:00pm – 6:30pm: Networking and refreshment

6:30pm – 8:00pm: Presentation Sessions with Q&A

Note: There is a paid parking lot opposite to the venue