Lisa Johnson
@lisajohnson.bsky.social
Boston, throws mud, InfoSec, looking for something different. Artificial Intelligence governance is what will save GenAI.
Because medical device manufacturers do not care one whit about security — they just bolt on a couple options at the end of the dev cycle and call it good enough.
When hackers target healthcare systems, medical devices can be high-impact casualties.
The tech has led to advances in care and diagnostic success, but also increased potential vulnerabilities.
www.healthcare-brew.com/stories/2025...
The tech has led to advances in care and diagnostic success, but also increased potential vulnerabilities.
www.healthcare-brew.com/stories/2025...
Cybersecurity concerns plague medical devices, even in 2025
The US mandates cybersecurity measures in new devices, but hospitals rely on legacy devices.
www.healthcare-brew.com
November 15, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Because medical device manufacturers do not care one whit about security — they just bolt on a couple options at the end of the dev cycle and call it good enough.
So a really good vish right now would be a text saying you’ve been rebooked on your upcoming flight … that probably has a higher failure rate (I.e. they click the link) than just about anything.
November 10, 2025 at 6:25 PM
So a really good vish right now would be a text saying you’ve been rebooked on your upcoming flight … that probably has a higher failure rate (I.e. they click the link) than just about anything.
Red Sox will always be my first team, but as a recent transplant to LA I’m happy for Dave Roberts & Mookie Betts and a Dodgers win! THAT was an amazing game.
November 2, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Red Sox will always be my first team, but as a recent transplant to LA I’m happy for Dave Roberts & Mookie Betts and a Dodgers win! THAT was an amazing game.
Holy crap that was amazing!!! #dodgers
a dodgers baseball player is standing on the base with his arms outstretched
ALT: a dodgers baseball player is standing on the base with his arms outstretched
media.tenor.com
November 2, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Holy crap that was amazing!!! #dodgers
Blue Jays gloves have been insane so far. Scherzer is slowing down though — last inning for him maybe?
November 2, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Blue Jays gloves have been insane so far. Scherzer is slowing down though — last inning for him maybe?
A lovely lunch spot
October 30, 2025 at 7:42 PM
A lovely lunch spot
So, 4 work days until Win10 goes over the rainbow bridge. How are we noting the occasion? I was thinking cookies for my team.
October 10, 2025 at 2:02 AM
So, 4 work days until Win10 goes over the rainbow bridge. How are we noting the occasion? I was thinking cookies for my team.
Asked my kid if he wanted to watch a Redford movie and he looked at his catalog of work and said, “I heard good things about Sneakers .”
Instant yes! from me
Instant yes! from me
September 19, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Asked my kid if he wanted to watch a Redford movie and he looked at his catalog of work and said, “I heard good things about Sneakers .”
Instant yes! from me
Instant yes! from me
Reposted by Lisa Johnson
A groundbreaking paper published @nature.com today—the first large health language model—predicts >1,000 diseases for a person and when.
Implications here:
erictopol.substack.com/p/dawn-of-a-...
Implications here:
erictopol.substack.com/p/dawn-of-a-...
Dawn of A New Era of Primary Prevention in Medicine
Recent groundbreaking reports highlight our newfound potential to prevent diseases
erictopol.substack.com
September 17, 2025 at 3:37 PM
A groundbreaking paper published @nature.com today—the first large health language model—predicts >1,000 diseases for a person and when.
Implications here:
erictopol.substack.com/p/dawn-of-a-...
Implications here:
erictopol.substack.com/p/dawn-of-a-...
This is a really important article on privacy and how are data is being aggregated in new and non-transparent ways. Highly recommend a read. #giftarticle www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Opinion | What You Need to Know About Police Surveillance (Gift Article)
New tools allow law enforcement agencies to track us at an unimaginable scale.
www.nytimes.com
September 15, 2025 at 7:32 PM
This is a really important article on privacy and how are data is being aggregated in new and non-transparent ways. Highly recommend a read. #giftarticle www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Holy cow these seats are good
August 18, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Holy cow these seats are good
Will absolutely be digging into this …
CISA, the NSA, and others released guidance to help critical infrastructure operators create inventories for their complex OT networks
www.cisa.gov/resources-to...
www.nsa.gov/Press-Room/P...
www.cisa.gov/resources-to...
www.nsa.gov/Press-Room/P...
August 14, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Will absolutely be digging into this …
Hey DC, waving from Downtown Los Angeles
a man in a blue shirt and tie is sitting next to another man in a white shirt and tie .
Alt: a man in a blue shirt and tie is sitting next to another man in a white shirt and tie .
media.tenor.com
August 11, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Hey DC, waving from Downtown Los Angeles
Please enjoy this gift article which tours the completely refurbed Waldorf Astoria Hotel. It is stunning … www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
New York’s Waldorf Astoria Hotel Reopens After Almost 8 Years (Gift Article)
Waldorf Astoria New York, one of the city’s grandest hotels, closed for renovations in 2017. After almost eight years and billions of dollars, it returns, reborn for the 21st century.
www.nytimes.com
July 14, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Please enjoy this gift article which tours the completely refurbed Waldorf Astoria Hotel. It is stunning … www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
@chrislhayes.bsky.social been reading The Siren’s Call and got to the part where the early social media days truly was a moment of Average Joe access to find attention and build persuasion to whatever your cause or pitch was — it felt revolutionary, a way to level the playing field 1/2
July 13, 2025 at 3:35 AM
@chrislhayes.bsky.social been reading The Siren’s Call and got to the part where the early social media days truly was a moment of Average Joe access to find attention and build persuasion to whatever your cause or pitch was — it felt revolutionary, a way to level the playing field 1/2
NY Gov. Mario Cuomo was going to run for President. He chose not to run & an upstart out of Arkansas came out of nowhere to win.
When Obama won, no one thought he had an iota of a chance, but he tapped that newfangled social media thing, energized dormant voting blocks and became president. 1/2
When Obama won, no one thought he had an iota of a chance, but he tapped that newfangled social media thing, energized dormant voting blocks and became president. 1/2
of.win
June 25, 2025 at 2:22 AM
NY Gov. Mario Cuomo was going to run for President. He chose not to run & an upstart out of Arkansas came out of nowhere to win.
When Obama won, no one thought he had an iota of a chance, but he tapped that newfangled social media thing, energized dormant voting blocks and became president. 1/2
When Obama won, no one thought he had an iota of a chance, but he tapped that newfangled social media thing, energized dormant voting blocks and became president. 1/2
This is a really important consideration — and I’d like to point out Saudi Arabia’s bid to open AI data centers focused on Arabic LLMs. They have an interesting program worth watching. The A.I. Race Is Splitting the World Into Haves and Have-Nots www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
A.I. Computing Power Is Splitting the World Into Haves and Have-Nots (Gift Article)
As countries race to power artificial intelligence, a yawning gap is opening around the world.
www.nytimes.com
June 23, 2025 at 7:52 PM
This is a really important consideration — and I’d like to point out Saudi Arabia’s bid to open AI data centers focused on Arabic LLMs. They have an interesting program worth watching. The A.I. Race Is Splitting the World Into Haves and Have-Nots www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
This place in Pasadena, Pie & Burger, is amazing. The rhubarb pie was one of the best I ever had.
June 22, 2025 at 10:00 PM
This place in Pasadena, Pie & Burger, is amazing. The rhubarb pie was one of the best I ever had.
@darthbluesky.bsky.social Olive checking in to see if you need a boop or your face licked.
June 20, 2025 at 12:13 AM
@darthbluesky.bsky.social Olive checking in to see if you need a boop or your face licked.
An educated guess here, but it feels like the big consulting firms are doing their version of this with analysis & report creation and the value of their output is falling precipitously.
New research from MIT found that those who used ChatGPT can’t remember any of the content of their essays.
Key takeaway: the product doesn’t suffer, but the process does. And when it comes to essays, the process *is* how they learn.
arxiv.org/pdf/2506.088...
Key takeaway: the product doesn’t suffer, but the process does. And when it comes to essays, the process *is* how they learn.
arxiv.org/pdf/2506.088...
June 19, 2025 at 3:34 PM
An educated guess here, but it feels like the big consulting firms are doing their version of this with analysis & report creation and the value of their output is falling precipitously.
What is common knowledge in your field, but shocks outsiders?
Basic cyber hygiene like password length of a minimum of 12 characters and using MFA will save you from 95% of the crap that is out there.
Basic cyber hygiene like password length of a minimum of 12 characters and using MFA will save you from 95% of the crap that is out there.
What is common knowledge in your field, but shocks outsiders?
I'll start: Amazon makes more money out of their Cloud services than out of their e-commerce platform.
I'll start: Amazon makes more money out of their Cloud services than out of their e-commerce platform.
June 18, 2025 at 1:35 AM
What is common knowledge in your field, but shocks outsiders?
Basic cyber hygiene like password length of a minimum of 12 characters and using MFA will save you from 95% of the crap that is out there.
Basic cyber hygiene like password length of a minimum of 12 characters and using MFA will save you from 95% of the crap that is out there.
I would like to congratulate myself for stumbling upon an adopt don’t shop puppy adoption event today and I left — without a dog. It was close though …
May 18, 2025 at 10:47 PM
I would like to congratulate myself for stumbling upon an adopt don’t shop puppy adoption event today and I left — without a dog. It was close though …