In this episode of Security Gets Serious, host Ben Carr sits down with Chaunda Dallas, MSIT, a Healthcare Cybersecurity Specialist dedicated to safeguarding patient data and driving innovation in healthcare and sports technology.

Ben leans into Chaunda’s more than twenty years of hands-on experience in healthcare, which began with her work as an emergency room nurse where she has seen firsthand the critical role of technology in patient care and the risks to patients presented by system downtime, which motivated her transition into the cybersecurity field.

As an educator and current Ph.D. student, Chaunda's expertise bridges the gap between healthcare and technology, and she actively mentors aspiring cybersecurity professionals through Women in Cybersecurity (WiCyS) as a Technical Mentor and is an active member and volunteer with BlackGirlsHack (BGH) and The Diana Initiative (TDI).

Chaunda contributed to several research projects on healthcare information technology and data protection during her master's degree studies, including Detection of Heart Disease Using Mobile Health Technology, The Use of Healthcare Information Technology in Ambulatory Surgical Centers, and The Adoption, Issues, and Challenges of Wearable Healthcare Technology for the Elderly.

Your Host, Ben Carr, Halcyon Chief security and Trust Officer: Carr is a Security & Risk Executive and recognized thought leader with more than 25 years of results driven experience in developing and executing security strategies. Carr has served in global leadership roles at advanced technology, high risk, and rapid growth companies such as Ericsson (Cradlepoint), Qualys, Aristocrat, Tenable, Visa and Nokia. Ben has served as a member of the Board of Directors for organizations such as IT-ISAC and NTXPKUA. He is an advisor for Noname Security and Syn Ventures and has previously served on Advisory boards for Living Security, TruStar, Mimecast, Qualys, and Accuvant.