Her board said, "Air-gap it." But nurses needed real-time vitals integration.
Dr. Elena Vance, the HCISO of a major regional hospital, had a nightmare: a legacy infusion pump system running on Windows 7. The vendor went bankrupt. Patches didn't exist. Yet, the ICU depended on them.
The Commit That Saved the ICU
Instead of buying an overpriced "medical firewall," Elena did something unconventional. She created a GitHub organization : hciso/legacy-defense .
Her board said, "Air-gap it." But nurses needed real-time vitals integration.
Dr. Elena Vance, the HCISO of a major regional hospital, had a nightmare: a legacy infusion pump system running on Windows 7. The vendor went bankrupt. Patches didn't exist. Yet, the ICU depended on them.
The Commit That Saved the ICU
Instead of buying an overpriced "medical firewall," Elena did something unconventional. She created a GitHub organization : hciso/legacy-defense .
