When systems fail: A contested Colorado convention raises broader questions about your digital life
By Jen Schumann | Rocky Mountain Voice
A hospital cancels surgeries.
Not because of a storm. Not because of a staffing shortage.
Because a cyberattack forced it to.
“They had to block Stryker from coming into their network and cancel all of the surgeries that required that robotic device,” said Maria Orms, a cybersecurity professional who was a gubernatorial candidate at the April 11 assembly.
“That could cause someone to die.” This wasn’t just a what-if.
In March, there was a cyberattack tied to an Iran-linked hacking group that hit companies in the medical technology space, including Stryker and Intuitive Surgical.
What that meant in practice wasn’t always clear in the moment.
But hospitals rely on those systems every day—robotic platforms, connected net...
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