Policy & Industry

Commentary, analysis, and positions on healthcare cybersecurity policy and industry practice. My perspective is shaped by research into how security actually works (and fails) in clinical settings, combined with earlier experience in government, national security, and regulated industries. Academic talks and conference presentations are listed on the Research page.

Fun Fact

The term "bug" to describe a flaw in a computer system was popularised by U.S. Navy Rear Admiral Grace Hopper in 1947. After her team found a moth stuck in a relay, physically impeding the operation of the Harvard Mark II computer, they taped the insect to the logbook with the note: "First actual case of bug being found." Learn more.