Doug Mackey
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Anatomy Of An Electronic Health Record Zero-Day
How a dangerous security flaw discovered in one of the most pervasive electronic medical record platforms in the U.S. was found and fixed before it could do damage Read More »
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Georgia Tech Researcher Flags Flaw In Open-Source Vets Health System
What began as a master's thesis wound up revealing a potentially severe flaw in VA's open healthcare project. Read More »
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How A Flaw In VA Software Was Found
Security analyst Doug Mackey says his discovery of a vulnerability in the Department of Veterans Affairs' VistA electronic health record system highlights the importance of software security testing. Read More »
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Open-Source Community Helps With Emergency VistA Patch
While working on his final project for a master's degree in information security, Georgia Tech graduate student Doug Mackey discovered a security flaw in VistA, the Veterans Health Information Systems and Technology Architecture electronic health records system. Read More »
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OSEHRA, VA Reveal Open Source EHR Security Patching Benefits
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the open source IT community have paired up to prove the benefits of fixing technical security flaws within an open source system. Read More »
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Power of Open Source Demonstrated by Successful Response to EHR Vulnerability
Open source collaboration has tightened the security of one of the most widely used Electronic Health Record (EHR) systems in the world. In July 2013, Georgia Tech graduate student Doug Mackey evaluated the VistA EHR for a term project on computer security. That project uncovered a significant security vulnerability, catalyzed a landmark collaboration between the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the open source community, and created a textbook example of how the concept of open source can improve system security.
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The Power Of Open Source Collaboration Increases VistA EHR Security
Who would like to hear a great story about the power of open source? I had just started working at the Open Source Electronic Health Record Agent (OSEHRA) and the concept of open source was new to me. I had yet to be convinced of its influence and impact, when this happened… Read More »
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