Kevin Fu

Kevin Fu

Kevin Fu

Professor and Virta Labs co-founder discusses critical security vulnerabilities in medical IoT devices, highlighting how wireless features introduced for convenience have created attack vectors ranging from reverse-engineered defibrillators to weaponized electromagnetic interference. The presentation details specific cases of malware distribution through vendor updates and a root shell vulnerability in infusion pumps that triggered an FDA advisory, while introducing machine learning solutions that detect anomalies via power consumption monitoring. Emphasizing the urgent need for a "trust but verify" approach, the speaker argues that legacy devices with unpatched flaws remain a primary threat despite their impending obsolescence.