Practitioner writing on regulatory cybersecurity guidance, medical device safety standards, threat modeling, and the engineering practices behind submission-ready evidence.https://stratigossecurity.com/https://stratigossecurity.com/insights/emudhra-weak-keys/https://stratigossecurity.com/insights/emudhra-weak-keys/A Certificate Authority generated cryptographic keys from tiny random numbers – one of them was just 4. Browsers and phones are fixed; medical devices, cars, and other IoT devices are likely exposed until updated.Thu, 22 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://vimeo.com/1225301447https://vimeo.com/1225301447MDIC panel on pen testing best practices for FDA submissions. With Justin Post (FDA CDRH), Jessica Wilkerson (Roche, formerly FDA), and Chris Reed (Medtronic).Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://stratigossecurity.com/insights/which-fda-cybersecurity-guidance-applies/https://stratigossecurity.com/insights/which-fda-cybersecurity-guidance-applies/Four FDA premarket cybersecurity guidances share almost the same name. Which one is current, what each superseded, and how to tell which applies to your submission.Thu, 10 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.wired.com/story/this-coin-sized-device-can-hack-a-boeing-737/https://www.wired.com/story/this-coin-sized-device-can-hack-a-boeing-737/Andy Greenberg's Wired story on a hardware implant against Boeing 737 avionics features Beau's perspective: research done in the open and taken seriously by industry makes safety-critical systems safer.Wed, 12 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://stratigossecurity.com/insights/cisa-cvd-guidance/https://stratigossecurity.com/insights/cisa-cvd-guidance/CISA's new joint guidance on coordinated vulnerability disclosure updates the playbook in welcome ways. What's new, what it leaves out for safety-critical systems, and what medical device makers should draw from.Thu, 23 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://www.linkedin.com/posts/beauwoods_im-getting-more-active-here-for-dayjob-share-7482465952652013568-Bsb5/https://www.linkedin.com/posts/beauwoods_im-getting-more-active-here-for-dayjob-share-7482465952652013568-Bsb5/After years of quietly building Stratigos Security, Beau shares what the team has been working on and why medical device cybersecurity demands a different kind of testing partner.Mon, 13 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://stratigossecurity.com/insights/known-vulnerabilities-vex-premarket-submissions/https://stratigossecurity.com/insights/known-vulnerabilities-vex-premarket-submissions/Reviewers are asking for a list of known vulnerabilities with the software component inventory, in machine-readable VEX form. What that means in practice and what to do now.Mon, 16 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://stratigossecurity.com/insights/fda-premarket-cybersecurity-guidance-2026-update/https://stratigossecurity.com/insights/fda-premarket-cybersecurity-guidance-2026-update/FDA's February 2026 revision is a minor update that aligns the premarket cybersecurity guidance with the QMSR. What FDA expects in a submission is unchanged. Two things to change in your procedures.Tue, 03 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://stratigossecurity.com/insights/fda-premarket-cybersecurity-guidance-2025-update/https://stratigossecurity.com/insights/fda-premarket-cybersecurity-guidance-2025-update/FDA's June 2025 update to the premarket cybersecurity guidance is an evolution, not a revolution. Five expectations and clarifications to fold into your cybersecurity program.Fri, 27 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://stratigossecurity.com/insights/stratigos-ceo-presents-at-digital-biomarkers-digital-measurements-summit/https://stratigossecurity.com/insights/stratigos-ceo-presents-at-digital-biomarkers-digital-measurements-summit/Stratigos Security Founder and CEO, Beau Woods, delivered a presentation and joined a panel discussion at the Digital Biomarkers & Digital Measurements Summit today.Tue, 17 Nov 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://stratigossecurity.com/insights/stratigos-ceo-keynotes-h-isac-medical-device-security-workshop/https://stratigossecurity.com/insights/stratigos-ceo-keynotes-h-isac-medical-device-security-workshop/Stratigos Security Founder and CEO, Beau Woods, was invited to keynote the Health Information Sharing and Analysis Center (H-ISAC) Medical Device Security Workshop, on October 29, 2020.Sun, 01 Nov 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://stratigossecurity.com/insights/stratigos-ceo-interviewed-for-intosecurity-podcast/https://stratigossecurity.com/insights/stratigos-ceo-interviewed-for-intosecurity-podcast/Stratigos Security Founder and CEO, Beau Woods, was interviewed by Dan Raywood of InfoSecurity Magazine on a special Cybersecurity Awareness Month episode of the IntoSecurity Podcast.Fri, 16 Oct 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://stratigossecurity.com/insights/stratigos-ceo-quoted-in-wall-street-journal-on-future-of-hacking/https://stratigossecurity.com/insights/stratigos-ceo-quoted-in-wall-street-journal-on-future-of-hacking/Stratigos Security Founder and CEO, Beau Woods, was quoted in a Wall Street Journal story, Hackers Eye their Next Targets, from Schools to Cars.Thu, 08 Oct 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://stratigossecurity.com/insights/stratigos-ceo-quoted-in-washington-post-on-cybersecurity-awareness-month/https://stratigossecurity.com/insights/stratigos-ceo-quoted-in-washington-post-on-cybersecurity-awareness-month/Stratigos Security Founder and CEO, Beau Woods, was mentioned in a Washington Post story, Americans are as insecure as ever on the 17th annual Cybersecurity Awareness month.Fri, 02 Oct 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://stratigossecurity.com/insights/stratigos-ceo-quoted-in-vox/https://stratigossecurity.com/insights/stratigos-ceo-quoted-in-vox/Stratigos Security Founder and CEO, Beau Woods, was quoted in a Washington Post story, The US killed Soleimani. What will Iran do next?Fri, 10 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://stratigossecurity.com/insights/stratigos-ceo-mentioned-in-washington-post/https://stratigossecurity.com/insights/stratigos-ceo-mentioned-in-washington-post/Stratigos Security Founder and CEO, Beau Woods, was mentioned in a Washington Post story, Hackers are going after medical devices — and manufacturers are helping them.Thu, 08 Aug 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://stratigossecurity.com/insights/stratigos-ceo-quoted-in-the-verge/https://stratigossecurity.com/insights/stratigos-ceo-quoted-in-the-verge/Stratigos Security Founder and CEO, Beau Woods, was quoted in a Verge story, Health Care's Huge Cybersecurity Problem.Thu, 04 Apr 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://stratigossecurity.com/insights/stratigos-ceo-joins-council-on-foreign-relations-panel/https://stratigossecurity.com/insights/stratigos-ceo-joins-council-on-foreign-relations-panel/Stratigos Security Founder and CEO, Beau Woods, joined a panel discussion at the Council on Foreign Relations, titled Hacking and the Internet of Things.Thu, 17 Jan 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://stratigossecurity.com/insights/stratigos-ceo-featured-in-council-on-foreign-relations-podcast/https://stratigossecurity.com/insights/stratigos-ceo-featured-in-council-on-foreign-relations-podcast/Stratigos Security Founder and CEO, Beau Woods, sat down for a podcast with Micah Zenko, from the Council on Foreign Relations.Fri, 02 Jun 2017 00:00:00 GMT