SC Media August 15, 2022
Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, and Rep. Mike Gallagher, R-Wis., are calling for an urgent meeting with the Department of Health and Human Services to operationalize collaboration throughout the healthcare sector to defend against the ongoing threat of ransomware attacks.
Congress “can only conduct effective oversight if we understand the challenges that [HHS] and the healthcare sector are facing,” the lawmakers wrote. As part of the briefing, the lawmakers “welcome an unclassified threat briefing from [HHS] on the cybersecurity risks to this most vital critical infrastructure sector.”
King and Gallagher were former chairs of the Cyberspace Solarium Commission, and authors of the Sector Risk Management Agency (SRMA) legislation. These efforts recognized the importance of collaboration between the executive and legislative branches...