Federal Authorities Work to Boost Health-Care Cybersecurity
Ransomware attacks against the healthcare sector put lives at risk — and they’re getting worse. But federal authorities are providing free cybersecurity resources to foster systemwide change.
Read the full article in Government Technology here:
https://www.govtech.com/health/federal-authorities-work-to-boost-health-care-cybersecurity
Pulled quotes from Health-ISAC:
And Weiss’ Health-ISAC shares alerts and advisories with its global membership.
Collaborations help but may have limits. Skapik said many health centers get some technical assistance from health center-controlled networks, but those often support dozens of health centers, all of which may have different versions of software. Vendors often charge hefty fees to update software, and they prioritize larger clients over small health centers, she said. Weiss said a grant-funded virtual CISO program could help launch cybersecurity programs that internal IT teams could then maintain. In this vision, one cyber professional would assist up to a dozen providers each year. Skapik said health centers would benefit from help applying for cyber insurance, a process that requires them to attain a minimum cyber posture, which can be costly for small entities.
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