AI is becoming more capable, more autonomous and more accessible. What does that mean for medical device cybersecurity?
Liam Dowd joins Christian Espinosa to discuss the changing security landscape, from continuous SBOM monitoring and vulnerable hospital environments to the growing role of AI on both sides of the cybersecurity equation.
They explore how AI could make attackers faster while also giving defenders better tools, why excessive agency may become one of the technology’s biggest security risks, and where AI could genuinely improve healthcare.
In This Episode:
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01:01 Why continuous SBOM monitoring matters
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02:55 Why hospital networks should be treated as unsafe
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05:05 Hacking into a surgical device in seconds
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06:49 How AI is changing offensive cybersecurity
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09:20 Using AI defensively
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10:03 The AI cybersecurity arms race
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16:17 The danger of excessive AI agency
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21:36 Why AI still needs human oversight
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23:48 Where AI could improve healthcare
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27:46 AI hallucinations and autonomous systems
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32:53 Liam’s view of where AI is heading
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