As Chief Security Officer for eProtex, Derek Brost heads the development and implementations of solutions to medical device security and HIPAA compliance challenges, directing risk assessment and mitigation efforts for nearly 100 hospitals nationwide.

A Certified Information Security Systems Professional (CISSP), Derek's 15-year background in IS/IT operations, architecture and information security includes various leadership roles in the healthcare arena. Derek lectures about ePHI, medical device security and compliance challenges nationwide and serves as contributing editor for TechNation magazine.

Topics Derek can speak on:

• Out of Sight, Out of Control: Reversing hidden data security and patient safety risks of connected medical devices
• HIPAA Directives for Covered Entities and Business Associates: What’s changed, who’s liable, what’s next
• Medical Device Software: What changes are and are NOT permitted?
• Five Things You Can Do Now to Increase Patient Data Security
• Is Your Risk Analysis Complete?
• Bridging the Gap is Bigger than just CE and IT
• Financial Consequences (or lack thereof) of security
• Clinical Engineering's Role and Impact on Medical Device Security and Compliance