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Feds Warn of Godzilla Webshell Threats to Health Sector

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Errol Weiss, Health-ISAC CSO, commenting on federal warnings of Godzilla Webshell threats to the health sector.

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Excerpt from November 13, 2024 article in Healthcare Infosecurity

 

While the Health-Information Sharing and Analysis Center has seen an increase in recent reports of ransomware and malware incidents impacting the global healthcare sector, it has had “no direct sightings” of Godzilla webshell so far, said Errol Weiss, chief security officer of Health-ISAC.

Nonetheless, Weiss said he’s glad HHS issued the warning about Godzilla. “I would encourage all organizations, no matter what sector they’re in, to follow the recommendations in the bulletin,” he said.

Health-ISAC’s Weiss recommends that healthcare organizations review and implement the voluntary Cybersecurity Performance Goals published by HHS in January (see HHS Details New Cyber Performance Goals for Health Sector).

“Implementing the CPGs and participating in an information sharing community would help greatly improve the security posture of an organization.”

 

Read the full story in Healthcare Infosecurity here.

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