Grey’s Anatomy Hacking Scene | Cybersecurity Expert Reacts

Christian Espinosa has hacked into hospitals, banks, schools and military organizations (all with their permission) for over 20 years. In Part 1 of our Hollywood hacking series, he reacts to Grey's Anatomy's ransomware storyline, when a hacker locks Grey Sloan Memorial out of its records, tablets and cardiac monitors and demands a Bitcoin ransom. Christian covers what the show gets right: why flat hospital networks let ransomware spread to medical devices and HVAC systems, the pay-or-don't-pay dilemma, and why an incident response plan only works if you've rehearsed it. He also covers what it exaggerates, like the FBI arriving within minutes and a restore that might let the ransomware come back. Is your medical device ready for a hostile hospital network? https://bluegoatcyber.com Chapters 0:00 Hollywood loves hackers 0:40 Ransomware locks the hospital 2:52 "Have you tried turning it off and on?" 3:24 Why hospital networks are hostile 4:17 The ransom demand 6:21 Most organizations aren't prepared 6:53 Incident response plans and tabletop exercises 8:12 The FBI arrives (too fast) 9:26 Pay the ransom or not? 10:17 Systems restored, but will it come back? 11:02 HVAC and medical devices on the same network 11:56 White hat vs. black hat 12:48 Verdict: surprisingly realistic Credits Clips shown for commentary and criticism: Grey's Anatomy, Season 14, "Out of Nowhere" (ABC, 2017); Mr. Robot (USA Network, 2015). All film and TV footage belongs to its respective owners.