This one time, at this Hospital, I got Ransomware

Presented at DEF CON 30 (2022), Aug. 13, 2022, 11:40 a.m. (50 minutes)

Most people don't know how Hospitals go through a ransomware incident. This lack of understanding creates a false sense of security for the places we rely on to help us when we are at our most vulnerable. This talk will describe what happened during a ransomware incident at a small midwestern hospital.


Presenters:

  • Eirick Luraas
    Eirick spends his days discovering and mitigating vulnerabilities, occasionally doing Incident Response, and once in a while tracking down bad actors. Sometimes he gets to compromise systems to show Executives that Hospitals are horribly insecure. Eirick earned a Master's Degree in Cybersecurity, and he has spoken several times about the dangers technology creates in healthcare. Eirick helps bring awareness of the risks we are unknowingly taking every time we visit a Hosptial and works every day to reduce those dangers. Eirick grew up in Montana and lived in Panama during his military service. He bounced around a few states in the US. He recently relocated to Tucson, Az where he is rediscovering his passion for photography. You can follow Eirick on twitter @tyercel.

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