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Re: [article] The iPad in the Hospital and Operating Room
From: phester <funsec () armorfirewall com>
Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2011 18:50:11 -0700 (MST)
On Thu, 20 Jan 2011, Paul Ferguson wrote:
On Thu, Jan 20, 2011 at 2:09 PM, Shawn Merdinger <shawnmer () gmail com> wrote:http://www.healthcareitscope.com/ipad-hospital-operating-room/ "It can also be useful in bypassing hospitals’ restrictive networks to access remote files and office electronic medical records (EMRs) using the cellular 3G networks."Great. Those pesky, restrictive hospital networks are restrictive for a reason, methinks. This opens a whole new level of FAIL.
Yeah, but it illustrates an universal issue. If users can't do what they want over the network, they'll find a way around it.
Look at stuxnet. The iraniacs had their nuke plants air-gapped, which meant users had no way to move files across the network. To do their jobs, they needed files, so it was a slam-dunk that USB drives would be a good vector.
Your network design must support function. When security impairs function, the security becomes a problem, and users will do what it takes to solve the problem.
Said hospitals need to find a way to provide function securely. Solutions are out there.
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- Re: [article] The iPad in the Hospital and Operating Room Shawn Merdinger (Jan 21)
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