Cybersecurity CEO accused of running malware on hospital PC blabs about it on LinkedIn

An Oklahoma City cybersecurity professional accused of installing spyware on a hospital PC confirmed on LinkedIn key details of the drama. Jeffrey Bowie, whom court records indicate has been charged with two counts of violating Oklahoma's Computer Crimes Act, came under investigation after he was suspected of installing a …

[Anonymous Coward]

Alleged!

Alleged cybersecurity professional

[An_Old_Dog]

Re: Alleged!

More-precisely, self-proclaimed cybersecurity professional.

[Cris E]

Re: Alleged!

A Christian cybersecurity professional who is "putting [his] full faith in God and due process" which I feel obligated to point out is not nearly as effective as just not breaking the law in the first place.

[Potemkine!]

According to reports, Bowie was seen using both a computer for guests and a staff workstation at the hospital.

Security 101: lock your computer when you go away

[IGotOut]

Security 101.1.

Why didn't the sysadmins enforce lock when unattended (he stated he wiggled the mouse and then saw it was still logged in)

[Meph]

Follow up: Why was the guest PC unsecured with something like Deep Freeze, or other available security configurations that prevent end user changes in a shared PC environment.

The guy absolutely has no excuse for what he did, but it sounds like that entire IT setup was a data spill waiting to happen.

[Claptrap314]

I worked in health care for two different orgs. In one, I dealt with over 100 partners. I've seen things you people would not believe.

[An_Old_Dog]

Select One or More of the Following

[ ] Drumming up business ("Look, your computer has malware on it. My company can help you with that.")

[ ] Sampling his own product (Kratom Salvia extracts)

[ ] Delusions of grandeur (I [this guy, not me] am a 'cybersecurity expert'!)

[ ] Garbled Bart Simpson defence ("I didn't do it nobody saw me can't prove a thing. But if I did do it, it was because I was crazy and off my meds. But that's no excuse.")

[Steve Aubrey]

Somebody help the boy

Somebody tell the dude to stop digging. The hole's deep enough already.

[Chairman of the Bored]

Pint for the guy who stopped the attack

Sure, the staff PC should have been locked

But at least some guy/gal saw something and said something! Id buy a pint for that.