CareTalk: Healthcare. Unfiltered. · 2026-08-14 · 33 min
Send us Fan Mail A year ago, if you went to a healthcare security conference, AI was still on the horizon. Interesting, a little speculative, maybe useful for writing better phishing emails. But not anymore. There are documented cases where an attacker handed an AI agent stolen credentials and the agent ran the entire attack by itself. It can include hundreds of steps, from breaking in, harvesting credentials, mapping the network, encrypting everything, and leaving the ransom note. David E. Williams, President of Health Business Group, and John Driscoll, Chairman of UConn Health, break it all down, examining what a documented 600-step autonomous AI attack means for health system security teams and why the most effective defense still comes down to fundamentals. ️️ABOUT CARETALK CareTalk is a weekly podcast that provides an incisive, no B.S. view of the US healthcare industry. Join co-hosts John Driscoll (President U.S. Healthcare and EVP, Walgreens Boots Alliance) and David Williams (President, Health Business Group) as they debate the latest in US healthcare news, business and policy. THIS EPISODE IS
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