Episode 18: Rady Children's Hospital with Special Guest Sahan Fernando

In this episode of Know Your Adversary, Jared Atkinson and Justin Kohler are joined by Sahan Fernando to discuss cybersecurity in healthcare and its direct connection to patient care. Sahan shares his perspective on managing identity risk, balancing security remediation with clinical needs, and navigating the challenges of bringing two organizations together during a merger.
The conversation explores how AI is accelerating attacks, why connected identity systems create risks that can be difficult to see, and how BloodHound helps make those relationships clearer. They also discuss communicating risk to leadership, prioritizing limited resources, and using privilege zones to better protect the systems that support critical medical operations.