Jeff Tully

Jeff Tully is a medical cybersecurity researcher whose works have been published in JAMA Internal Medicine, JAMA Network Open, The Journal of Emergency Medicine, the Journal of the American College of Cardiology and the Journal of Medical Internet Research, among others. He has spoken internationally about these topics at conferences like DEF CON, the RSA Conference and DerbyCon. He is also co-director of The UCSD Center for Healthcare Cybersecurity at the University of California-San Diego and co-principal investigator of the Healthcare Ransomware Resiliency and Response Program (H-R3P).

Early life and career While attending the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix, Tully showed an interest in biohacking, presenting at DEF CON 20 in 2013. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Tully brought attention to the security issues of telemedicine and the increased possibility of cyberattacks.

Tully advocates securing access to hospital and healthcare networks, hardening emergency services against cyberattacks and securing medical devices. In addition to those duties, Tully is also an associate clinical professor at the University of California-San Diego School of Medicine where he teaches medical students, residents and fellows and contributes to medical and cybersecurity academic research.

Selected academic research C Dameff, J Selzer, J Fisher, J Killeen, J Tully (2018). "Clinical Cybersecurity Training Through Novel High-Fidelity Simulations." The Journal of Emergency Medicine. J Tully, M Jarrett, S Savage, J Corman, C Dameff (2018). "Digital Defenses for Hacked Hearts: Why Software Patching Can Save Lives." Journal of the American College of Cardiology. M Goebel, C Dameff, J Tully (2019). "Hacking 9-1-1: Infrastructure Vulnerabilities and Attack Vectors". Journal of Medical Internet Research. J Tully, A Coravos, M Doerr, C, Dameff. "Connected Medical Technology and Cybersecurity Informed Consent: A New Paradigm". Journal of Medical Internet Research. J Tully, J Selzer, J Phillips, P O'Connor, C Dameff (2020). "Healthcare Challenges in the Era of Cybersecurity." Health Security. L Maggio, C Dameff, S Kanter, B Woods, J Tully (2021). "Cybersecurity Challenges and the Academic Health Center: An Interactive Tabletop Simulation for Executives". Academic Medicine : Journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges. N Sullivan, J Tully, C Dameff, C Opara, M Snead, J Selzer (2023). "A National Survey of Hospital Cyber Attack Emergency Operation Preparedness". Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness. C Dameff, J Tully, T Chan, E Castillo, S Savage, P Maysent, T Hemmen, B Clay, C Longhurst (2023). "Ransomware Attack Associated With Disruptions at Adjacent Emergency Departments in the US". JAMA Network Open. H Neprash, C Dameff, J Tully (2024). Cybersecurity Lessons from the Change Healthcare Attack. JAMA Internal Medicine.