In the realm of teaching, we often explore various pedagogical approaches, yet one that often raises questions is behaviorism. My recent reflections have led me to question whether behaviorism, a method that shapes behaviour through controlled environmental changes, is used more negatively than positively in education today. Behaviorism, for the …
Veronica Schmitt 
If you only knew the power of the log side
This article focuses on a topic that is near and dear to my heart: logs. Whether the logs are application, infrastructure or device logs they are all important; critical even, I would argue and I’d hope you’d agree. Have you ever considered logs to potentially accumulate debt much the same as any other system.
The five philosophies of designing logs
TL;DR: Your logs should be simple, and structured, they should also contain enough information without disclosing sensitive data. Often accidental information disclosure within the logs can lead to future breaches. 1. The first philosophy: Keep it simple, structured and detailed enough: The first part of our first key philosophy when …
Why are we getting it so wrong in Healthcare and Medical Device Security?
Authors : Veronica Schmitt and Nina Alli We have observed the state of cyber-security in terms of healthcare and medical devices. We have been part of these industries as patients, dealing with digital forensics and incidents within these industries, as biohackers and researchers. We have seen the threat landscape and …
Medical device versus Healthcare device
Since becoming more active in the Biohacking and Healthcare Security field, I have noticed many terms used interchangeably (and incorrectly!) to describe devices within a Hospital or other Health Care settings. For example: all devices within healthcare and medical are seen as a medical device and they are all equal …
The story of a Patient
I am sitting here at a loss for words. There are simply too many thoughts going around in my head. Yes, most of them are nerves. You see tomorrow I will wake up, and head to hospital. Tomorrow, January the 14th I will have my old leads removed, and my …
Patient to Researcher
My journey to becoming an Independent Researcher with Medtronic When I received my implant 13 years ago, I became fascinated with the technology that kept me alive. I wanted to know more, and as any curious Hacker would do I researched my device. However I took a detour on my …
Behind the Incident 9 :Jason Jordaan
“In seeking the truth, I am both a scientist and a philosopher. The scientist part of me wants to know-how, while the philosopher part of me wants to know why.” Jason Jordaan Jason is the Founder and Managing Director of DFIRLABS. He is also a SANS Certified Instructor. Jason is no …
So you want to be a SANS facilitator.
So you have been chosen to be a SANS Facilitator for your first SANS class. Wondering what to expect, I will give you the inside scoop, to this unique way to experience the SANS experience. Being A Facilitator: You will arrive a couple of days before the event, this largely …
PWNED : THE STORY OF HEARTBREAK
This article was originally featured in PenTest Magazine. Once, I was pretty much a regular girl. That was before my improvements, which made me more Cyborg-like than pure human. I was unlucky that the “natural” pacemaker in my heart failed. In the end, I had to hand over this very important function …