2023 Archimedes Health Care Security Week

POSTPONEMENT ANNOUNCEMENT (verbatim): "Dear Friend of Archimedes, We have an important announcement to make regarding the September 18-21 Health Care Security Week. We are postponing the workshop and pre-workshop training to a later date in 2024. In place of this Sep 2023 workshop, we will be holding an exclusive, by-invitation only, executive sit-down meeting with Dr. Suzanne Schwartz of FDA on Wednesday, September 20 at Northeastern University in Boston, MA. This intimate event provides a rare opportunity for open dialogue with Dr. Suzanne Schwartz of FDA on medical device security. We anticipate that this will be helpful as medical device manufacturers and health care delivery organizations make their final preparations for when the new Refuse to Accept guidance goes into full effect on October 1st. After this date, submission acceptance will be contingent on meeting the new statutory changes to the FD&C Act that resulted from the passage of the Omnibus Act so this becomes mission-critical for manufacturers. This will be an opportunity to better understand these new expectations from FDA. We will be reaching out separately to each member institution to join this free 'Conversation with Dr. Suzanne Schwartz' along with our listening session of member institutions on your needs and challenges for medical device security. Look for this email for free registration by Wednesday, September 6. For those who registered for our Sep 18-21 events, refunds will be issued, and you will be receiving information from us shortly. We're genuinely sorry about any inconvenience caused for our loyal members and attendees. We look forward to re-engaging with everyone at a larger-scale event next year which will be co-chaired by Michelle Jump (of MedSec), Debra Bruemmer (formerly of Mayo Clinic) and me. Please stay tuned for announcements to come for our 2024 Archimedes workshop where we will recreate the interactive space to deliver an impactful event with which Archimedes has become synonymous. Thank you. Sincerely, Prof. Kevin Fu, Ph.D. and the Archimedes Team"
ORIGINAL EVENT DESCRIPTION: Archimedes Health Care Security Week September 18-21! CHOOSE THE EVENTS THAT ARE RIGHT FOR YOU! Archimedes is excited to bring members and guests together in a safe space to learn, share and network with the best of the best in health care and medical device security. You can choose to attend one of our two training events led by expert speakers (choose only one) September 18 and 19, and then attend the familiar and highly regarded Archimedes 101 Workshop on September 20-21. Or attendees can choose to solely attend one of the training sessions, or choose to attend only the Archimedes 101 event...the choice is yours! The 2023 Archimedes 101 Conference, hosted by Northeastern University's Archimedes Center for Health Care and Medical Device Cybersecurity, is a two-day educational workshop for healthcare providers, medical device manufacturers and industry regulators to learn and speak frankly about medical device security threats and solutions. Archimedes 101 Workshop: $1495 (brought to you by a generous donation from MedSec).
WHY ATTEND? [Same boilerplate + 9-item attendee list.] Vendor policy (Agenda page): "Archimedes 101 enforces a clear practice against allowing vendors of security services or products. Only device manufacturers, healthcare providers, regulators, academics and others directly involved in healthcare are invited."
Questions: archimedes@northeastern.edu

TWO-DAY TRAINING OPTIONS (Sept 18-19, held simultaneously — CHOOSE ONE):
Option 1: $3400 — Adam Shostack, Shostack + Associates — Threat Modeling Intensive Course. "Designed to provide attendees the ability to more consistently and efficiently apply threat modeling." Donor: IriusRisk. Location: Curry Student Center Rm 333.
Option 2: $2400 — Michelle Jump, CEO, MedSec — Cultivating the Product Security Program: How to Grow your Product Security Program to Deliver What you Need. Location: Egan Research Center Rm 440.

(Intro: "Archimedes is a not for profit organization housed at Northeastern University. Corporate collaboration and support make it possible for us to host one-of-a-kind educational events. On behalf of Archimedes and its members, we thank the following organizations for their generous donations." — Note: sponsors are called DONORS this year.)
Archimedes 101 Workshop Donor: MedSec — "MedSec is the only company of its type focused solely on cybersecurity for medical device manufacturers and healthcare delivery organizations. We provide medical device manufacturers and healthcare delivery organizations with a holistic knowledge of cybersecurity – from design and development expertise, to regulatory guidance, to implementation on the front lines of patient care." — https://www.medsec.com
Adam Shostack's Threat Modeling Training Donor: IriusRisk — "IriusRisk is the only turnkey Threat Modeling Solution for Security Champions and Developers. It enables Dev teams to design secure software before they write a line of code, and enables CISOs to manage software security risk. At scale." — https://www.iriusrisk.com

EVENT LOGISTICS: General Sessions: Trainings and the 101 Workshop will take place on the campus of Northeastern University in Boston. Ground Transportation: Particpants [sic] are responsible for their transportation to and from the Airport and to and from the University. Parking: We will have additional details regarding onsite event parking soon. Recommended Dress Code: Business casual for all event activities.
EVENT LOCATIONS: Adam Shostack (Sept 18-19): Threat Modeling Intensive Course $3400 — 360 Huntington Ave., Curry Student Center, 3rd floor, Room 333. Michelle Jump (Sept 18-19): Cultivating the Product Security Program $2400 — 120 Forsyth St., Egan Research Center, 4th floor, Rm 440. Archimedes 101 Workshop (Sept 20-21): 40 Leon St., John D. O'Bryant African-American Institute, 1st floor, Cabral Center. Archimedes Reception (Sept 20): 716 Columbus Ave., Alumni Center (next NUPD office), 6th floor. Campus map image: campusmap.pdf-2.png.
GETTING TO NORTHEASTERN — From Logan Airport: Exiting Logan Airport, merge onto Route I-90 West/Mass Pike/Ted Williams Tunnel. Proceed about 1.5 miles, and then take Exit 24 toward Route I-93. Merge onto Route I-93 South via the exit on the left. Take Exit 18, Massachusetts Avenue, toward Andrew Square. Bear right onto the Massachusetts Avenue connector. Proceed straight on the connector, which becomes Melnea Cass Boulevard. Continue for approximately two miles and turn left onto Tremont Street. At the second light turn right onto Ruggles Street. Turn right onto Leon Street. Park in the West Village Parking Garage. The Admissions Visitor Center is on the first floor of the West Village F Building at 40 Leon Street. Via public transportation: Northeastern is accessible by subway via the Green Line (the Northeastern stop on the E line) or the Orange Line (Ruggles Station stop). Commuter rail lines connect with the Orange Line at Back Bay Station, Ruggles Station, and North Station. [Walking directions from both stops captured verbatim on source.]
PARKING: Renaissance Park Garage, 835 Columbus Ave (closest — pedestrian overpass at Ruggles Station; parking passes at registration table); Columbus Garage, 795 Columbus Ave; Gainsborough Garage, 10 Gainsborough St.