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Eric D Perakslis

Medical misinformation has been labeled as one of the greatest public health threats of our time. Previously eradicated diseases, such as measles are occurring in clusters and causing deaths. The problem is complex wi...

Summary

### Translating Cybersecurity Doctrines to Public Health At 00:00, Dr. Eric Perakslis, Rubenstein Fellow at Duke University and former Chief Information Officer at the FDA, presents on applying cybersecurity methodologies to combat medical misinformation at the Biohacking Village.

### Field Realities of Epidemic Response At 05:18, Dr. Perakslis shares firsthand experiences managing medical data systems during infectious disease outbreaks, including cholera, Ebola, and measles. He describes how public panic, infrastructure failures, and quarantine constraints complicate healthcare logistics.

### The Weaponization of Digital Health Misinformation At 10:00, the speaker analyzes how malicious actors weaponize social media algorithms. Coordinated disinformation campaigns exploit algorithmic recommendation engines to promote unverified medical treatments and discourage vaccination, resulting in tangible public health harms.

### Threat Modeling Health Information Ecosystems At 15:20, Dr. Perakslis demonstrates how to apply cybersecurity frameworks—such as threat modeling, attack surface analysis, and adversary motive profiling—to digital healthcare communication channels.

### Proactive Interventions and Defensive Red Teaming Concluding between 20:28 and 27:12, Dr. Perakslis calls for cross-disciplinary collaboration between cybersecurity specialists, medical professionals, and behavioral scientists. He recommends deploying red-teaming exercises and information provenance verification to protect vulnerable populations from predatory health disinformation.

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