How Ethical Hackers Find Weaknesses in Medical Devices with Parker Daudt | Ep 87

S1E87 - How Ethical Hackers Find Weaknesses in Medical Devices with Parker Daudt | Ep 87

Published: October 8, 2026

Duration: 33:46

What makes medical device penetration testing different from traditional cybersecurity?

Christian Espinosa is joined by Blue Goat Cyber penetration tester Parker Daudt to explore what ethical hacking looks like when the device being tested can directly affect patient safety.

Parker explains how penetration testing pushes beyond vulnerability scanning to uncover the real impact of an exploit, why outdated threat models can leave important attack surfaces untested, and why even something as simple as a CD drive can become a meaningful entry point.

They also discuss hospital environments, exploitability, the risks created by large-scale...