Quantum Resistant Healthcare
Katarina Amrichova
DEF CON 33 · Day 1 · Main Stage
Katarina Amrichova's talk, "Quantum Resistant Healthcare," addresses the critical and looming threat that quantum computing poses to current cryptographic standards, particularly within the healthcare sector. As a Cyber Security Researcher at Siemens Health, Amrichova highlights the unique vulnerabilities of healthcare systems, characterized by exceptionally long data shelf lives and system lifecycles, which make them prime targets for "harvest now, decrypt later" attacks. The presentation serves as a stark warning and a practical guide for healthcare organizations to proactively prepare for the advent of cryptographically relevant quantum computers.
AI review
Competent, well-structured PQC migration talk with genuine practitioner credibility — Amrichova clearly did the work, not just read the NIST docs. The DICOM prototype and CBoM pipeline are real contributions, but neither breaks new ground for anyone already tracking PQC migration tooling; the novelty ceiling is 'we implemented this in a healthcare context first.'