Episode #218. When Hospitals Get Hacked, Patients Pay the Price with Omar Hussain, CEO and Co-Founder of QuellSecure
When ransomware hits a hospital, the real damage is not just technical. It can disrupt care, reroute patients, strain clinicians, and threaten the survival of the organization itself.
In this episode, Omar Hussain, CEO and Co-Founder of QuellSecure, shares why he came out of retirement to tackle one of healthcare’s most devastating cyber threats. He explains how QuellSecure approaches ransomware differently by focusing on containment at the endpoint, assuming breach rather than relying only on prevention. Omar talks about the limits of traditional security layers, why recovery is still too painful for health systems, and why resilience has to be built into the stack before a crisis hits. He also reflects on startup life, the energy of solving meaningful problems, and the importance of passion, storytelling, and human skills in a world increasingly shaped by AI.
Tune in to hear how Omar Hussain is rethinking ransomware resilience and why he believes the biggest problems are still worth going all in to solve.
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Music by David Cosgrove an accomplished composer, musician, producer, and engineer. Listen to his latest project Del Piombo.
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