Technology’s promise flows within medicine like blood through veins. With every drip of life-saving medicine given to the smallest babies, with every paced beat of a broken heart, connected tech has changed the way we treat patients and offers near limitless potential to improve our health and wellness. But it’s taken an army of dedicated protectors to ensure that such promise isn’t outweighed by peril- and hackers are fighting on the front lines to safeguard medical devices and infrastructure so they remain worthy of our trust. Join docs quaddi and r3plicant as they once again curate a selection of medicine’s finest hackers and allies for D0 N0 H4RM- the uniquely DEF CON conversation between the unsung heroes in the healthcare space- security researchers and advocates working to protect patients one broken med device at a time. Spun from an off-con hotel room gathering between friends into progressively in demand talks at DC 25 and 26, we’ve returned to bring you insight and inspiration- divorced from the spin and formality of an increasingly industry-saturated landscape- from the people whose primary goal is to kick ass and save lives.
Christian (quaddi) Dameff MD is an emergency medicine doctor, former open capture the flag champion, prior DEF CON/RSA/Blackhat/HIMSS speaker, and security researcher. He is currently the Medical Director of Cybersecurity at The University of California San Diego. Published works include topics such as therapeutic hypothermia after cardiac arrest, novel drug targets for myocardial infarction patients, and other Emergency Medicine related works with an emphasis on CPR optimization. Published security research topics including hacking critical healthcare infrastructure, medical devices and the effects of malware on patient care. This is his fifteenth DEF CON. Twitter: @CdameffMD
Jeff (r3plicant) Tully is an anesthesiologist, pediatrician and security researcher with an interest in understanding the ever-growing intersections between healthcare and technology. Twitter: @JeffTullyMD
Dr.Suzanne Schwartz’s programmatic efforts in medical device cybersecurity extend beyond incident response to include raising awareness, educating, outreach, partnering and coalition-building within the Healthcare and Public Health Sector (HPH) as well as fostering collaborations across other government agencies and the private sector. Suzanne has been recognized for Excellence in Innovation at FDA’s Women’s History Month on March 1st 2018 for her work in Medical Device Cybersecurity. Suzanne chairs CDRH’s Cybersecurity Working Group, tasked with formulating FDA’s medical device cybersecurity policy. She also co-chairs the Government Coordinating Council (GCC) for the HPH Critical Infrastructure Sector, focusing on the sector’s healthcare cybersecurity initiatives.
Dr. Marie Moe cares about public safety and securing systems that may impact human lives, this is why she joined the grassroots organisation “I Am The Cavalry". Marie is a Research Manager at SINTEF, the largest independent research organisation in Scandinavia, and has a PhD in information security. She is also an Associate Professor at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology. She has experience as a team leader at NorCERT, where she did incident handling of cyberattacks against Norway’s critical infrastructure. She is currently doing research on the security of her own personal critical infrastructure, an implanted pacemaker that is generating every single beat of her heart. Marie loves to break crypto protocols, but gets angry when the broken crypto is in her own body. Twitter: @MarieGMoe
Billy is the founder of Whitescope LLC, a startup focused on embedded device security. Billy is recognized as one of the world’s most respected experts on emerging threats related to Industrial Control Systems (ICS), Critical Infrastructure (CI), and, medical devices. He discovered thousands of security vulnerabilities in hardware and software supporting ICS and critical infrastructure. Billy provided the research that led to the FDA’s first cybersecurity safety advisory and research which helped spur the FDA’s pre-market cybersecurity guidance. Billy is a contributing author to Hacking: The Next Generation, The Virtual Battlefield, and Inside Cyber Warfare. He currently holds a Master of Science in Information Systems, an MBA, and a Masters of Military Operational Arts and Science. Twitter: @XSSniper
Jay Radcliffe (CISSP) has been working in the computer security field for over 20 years. Coming from the managed security services industry as well as the security consultation field, Jay has helped organizations of every size and vertical secure their networks and data. Jay presented ground-breaking research on security vulnerabilities in multiple medical devices and was featured on national television as an expert on medical device cybersecurity. As a Type I diabetic, Jay brings a lifetime of being a patient to helping medical facilities secure their critical data without compromising patient care. Not only is Jay a prolific public speaker, but also works with legal firms on expert witness consultation related to IoT and cybersecurity issues. Jay holds a Master's degree in Information Security Engineering from SANS Technology Institute, as well as a Bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice/Pre-Law from Wayne State University. SC Magazine named him one of the Top Influential IT Security Thinkers in 2013. Twitter: @JRadcliffe02