Tag: healthcare sector

The Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center (HC3) in the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) rolled out a sector alert covering a critical vulnerability in the PHP programming language affecting the healthcare sector. The agency provides an overview…

The Healthcare and Public Health Sector Coordinating Council (HSCC) has released a checklist that provides the healthcare sector with a flexible template for operational staff and executive management to refer to when responding to extended outages brought on by cyberattacks. …

Medical device cybersecurity is getting more attention than ever before, mainly driven by new regulations, the Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) initiative, U.S. President Joe Biden’s executive order, and subsequent request from Congress for a 14 percent increase in budget…

The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) Food and Drug Administration (FDA) agency has announced the availability of draft guidance that provides recommendations to the healthcare industry regarding cybersecurity device design, labeling, and the documentation that the agency…

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) received reports of data breaches from 578 healthcare organizations in 2021, impacting over 41.45 million individuals. Additionally, the agency revealed that 38 organizations affecting close to two million individuals were already…