The Audit - Cybersecurity Podcast
The Audit - Cybersecurity Podcast
IT Audit Labs
Surviving a Cardiac Event: Biometric Data and the Risks Nobody Talks About
36 minutes Posted Mar 9, 2026 at 10:00 am.
A Sudden Cardiac Event
Meet Victor And The Team
Surviving V-Tach And The IO Drill
Living With A Smart Defibrillator
What Data Gets Collected
Remote Care And Limits Of Control
AI, Learning, And False Positives
Wearables, Privacy, And Risk
Continuous Monitoring Mindset
Real-World Device Vulnerabilities
Ransomware Scenarios And Harm
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What if the device keeping you alive was also a cybersecurity vulnerability? That's not a hypothetical — it's Victor Barge's reality. In this episode of The Audit, IT Audit Labs' Global Delivery Director Victor Barge shares the story of his sudden cardiac event and the life-saving defibrillator now implanted in his chest and the eye-opening security questions that followed. Co-hosts Joshua Schmidt, Eric Brown, and Nick Mellum connect Victor's story to the real-world cyber risks organiza...