Ep 36: Do not resuscitate: Legacy tech in modern medicine

In this episode of Masters of Data, we dig into the cybersecurity nightmare that is modern healthcare IT, from ransomware attacks shutting down entire hospitals to IoT medical devices running software older than some of our passwords. We explore why healthcare organizations make such attractive targets for cybercriminals, and why the combination of life-or-death stakes, skeleton-crew security teams, and Windows-95-era equipment is a recipe for chaos. We also get into the surprisingly exciting potential of AI to serve as a force multiplier for overwhelmed IT teams, and share some personal stories about using LLMs to crack health mysteries that stumped doctors for years. Doctor in the loop, always, but we are cautiously optimistic about where this is all heading.