Red vs. Blue vs. Green: Aligning Healthcare Stakeholders

The Fragmented Perspectives in Medical Device Security

Securing healthcare environments involves distinct stakeholder groups—medical device manufacturers, offensive researchers, and hospital clinical engineers—who often operate with conflicting priorities.

Deconstructing Stakeholder Worldviews

Vee Schmitt and Ken Kato explore the operational constraints of each group: regulatory compliance for manufacturers, proof-of-concept impact for researchers, and patient uptime for clinicians.

Bridging the Communication and Cultural Divide

The authors analyze why traditional vulnerability disclosures frequently trigger defensive vendor friction and regulatory paralysis rather than rapid patching.

Collaborative Frameworks for Healthcare Resilience

The presentation provides actionable blueprints for establishing coordinated vulnerability disclosure channels and cross-functional medical security working groups.