American Hospital Association February 14, 2023
The Department of Health and Human Services’ Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center (HC3) yesterday released a guide to help health care organizations protect their internet-connected devices and networks from Distributed Denial of Service attacks, which can keep providers and patients from accessing critical resources such as electronic health records and software-based medical equipment. In addition, HC3 last week released a report reviewing 2022 cybersecurity threats and some likely long-term trends to consider.
John Riggi, AHA’s national advisor for cybersecurity and risk, said, “Both of these guides contain specific recommendations to help mitigate the risk of various forms of cyberattack, from the simple to the complex, including high-impact ransomware attacks that disrupt care...