Matt Russo

Matt Russo is a Senior Security Director at Medtronic, which is among the world’s largest medical technology, services, and solutions companies. In his role, he helps ensure Medtronic products and solutions remain safe and secure for patients and customers. Matt is focused on the evolving device security landscape and how Medtronic can respond and assist in shaping next generation products by offering governance, testing, assurance, vulnerability intelligence, and preparedness services to operating unit partners across the organization. Matt collaborates with cross functional teams to develop common processes, helps manage and mitigate product security risk, and engages with critical external partners, with the goal of enhancing and evolving Medtronic’s Security Program while supporting the Mission of alleviating pain, restoring health, and extending life.

Matt contributes deep expertise in security, governance, risk management, controls, and compliance, to Medtronic. He has been with the company for 11 years. Prior to his security role, he led Corporate IT Audit and Sarbanes-Oxley compliance activities for the global organization.

Matt spent 9 years with Deloitte out of the Chicago Office, where he served financial services and life and health sciences clients in a variety of engagements that focused on risk, controls, technology, and security.

Matt is a graduate of the University of Illinois with a bachelor’s degree in Management Information Systems. He is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) and a Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA). He also is the co-chair of the H-ISAC Medical Device Security Information Sharing Council.
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Medical device innovation has made great strides in the healthcare industry. From patient monitoring devices to accessibility technologies to surgical systems, there are countless ways we are using internet-connected technology to enhance patient care. 

As these products evolve, so do the cybersecurity requirements. How can security leaders build a medical device security program that keeps pace with innovation? 

Tune into this roundtable featuring Matt Russo, Senior Director of Product Security at Medtronic, Curt Blythe, Director of Product Security at Abbott, and Matt Weir, Principal Cybersecurity Engineer at MITRE and co-author of the Playbook for Threat Modeling Medical Devices for key insights on: 

  • Foundational criteria for a medical device security program 
  • Getting business buy in 
  • The IoMT legislative landscape 
  • Updatability and best practices for managing device security 
  • How to build a successful vulnerability management program 

Whether you are responsible for manufacturing medical devices or implementing them in patient care, this discussion will be invaluable for any security or business leader looking to improve their medical device security program.

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Medical device innovation has made great strides in the healthcare industry. From patient monitoring devices to accessibility technologies to surgical systems, there are countless ways we are using internet-connected technology to enhance patient care. 

As these products evolve, so do the cybersecurity requirements. How can security leaders build a medical device security program that keeps pace with innovation? 

Tune into this roundtable featuring Matt Russo, Senior Director of Product Security at Medtronic, Curt Blythe, Director of Product Security at Abbott, and Matt Weir, Principal Cybersecurity Engineer at MITRE and co-author of the Playbook for Threat Modeling Medical Devices for key insights on: 

  • Foundational criteria for a medical device security program 
  • Getting business buy in 
  • The IoMT legislative landscape 
  • Updatability and best practices for managing device security 
  • How to build a successful vulnerability management program 

Whether you are responsible for manufacturing medical devices or implementing them in patient care, this discussion will be invaluable for any security or business leader looking to improve their medical device security program.

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