AI Hospital Security Scans
Google-backed Wiz AI Scans Identify Critical Security Vulnerabilities at Two Hospitals
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Health systems are deepening ties with major technology companies to strengthen cybersecurity, build AI capabilities and improve care. Google’s Wiz, Google DeepMind and CISA are using AI to find vulnerabilities in public-facing systems; the effort identified serious flaws at two unnamed hospitals, which were fixed before disclosure. Other initiatives include an AWS-backed innovation hub at Rutgers and RWJBarnabas Health, and Nvidia-supported tools at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia that rapidly create 3D heart models for surgical planning. At the same time, health system digital leaders increasingly oversee work beyond IT, including facilities, security, supply chains, enterprise strategy and digital investment.
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One vulnerability found through Scan for Good would have allowed anyone online to control a hospital’s mobile alert channel. Wiz said it worked with both unnamed hospitals to fix the issues before publishing its findings.
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The Rutgers–RWJBarnabas AWS hub is designed to give students cloud-computing credits and mentorship from AWS engineers for four- to 10-week prototyping projects; its first projects will address needs identified by Rutgers faculty and RWJBarnabas clinicians.
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At Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, heart modeling that once took a researcher four hours of manual work now runs quickly enough for routine pre-surgical use. The hospital expects to model about 200 cases this year, and more than 20 children’s hospitals nationally use similar tools.
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The expanded technology portfolios include specific operational duties: Orlando Health’s Novlet Mattis oversees supply chain and facility security, while SSM Health’s Saad Chaudhry is responsible for facilities, real estate operations and physical security.
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