Health Care Industry Cybersecurity Task Force Report

The attached report and appendix, developed by the Health Care Industry Cybersecurity Task Force in an effort to improve preparedness for and response to cybersecurity threats, outlines recommendations directed toward the health care industry in general as well as to individual industry and government organizations. Two task force members are also members of H-ISAC. The full report is available on-line at https://www.phe.gov/Preparedness/planning/CyberTF/Documents/report2017.pdf

The Task Force spent the past year receiving input from experts inside and outside the health care industry and the general public in order to develop the report. The appendix that is included in the report as well as attached separately provides a quick reference of cybersecurity informational resources that may be helpful to health care organizations of all types and sizes.