![]() The product was using hardcoded database credentials for software running in about half the dental offices in America, which stores the medical records of tens of millions of Americans. Shafer discovered several massive security weaknesses in the market-leading dental practice management software, Dentrix by Henry Schein. I found on a forum post that Shafer had personally tweaked the driver to work on Windows 7, and when I reached out to him he gave it to me free of charge, saving our client around $20,000 in pointless capital costs. The manufacturer no longer supported the product (a glorified USB webcam on a stick), and the new model cost high four figures. I once needed to get a legacy medical device (intraoral camera) from the XP era working on Windows 7. He has Aaron Swartz-level integrity and public service. ![]() Justin Shafer is the hero dental IT needs. This story affects me personally I work in this industry. ![]()
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