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John Riggi, AHA senior advisor for cybersecurity and risk, said hospitals and health systems take seriously the protection of highly-sensitive and valuable information.

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The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigation today held a hearing to examine findings from a series of Government Accountability Office audits of information security controls at the Department of Health and Human Services, and discuss HHS cybersecurity roles and responsibilities.

The House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee today held a hearing on draft legislation that would reauthorize the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act through 2023.

The Department of Homeland Security will host a webinar to help organizations understand and combat ransomware attacks.

Legacy medical devices are “a key vulnerability for hospitals and health systems,” related to cybersecurity, and device “manufacturers must support end-users in providing a secure environment for safe patient care,” AHA today told leaders of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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All organizations must remain vigilant and ensure the proper cybersecurity procedures and controls are in place and practiced. While the stolen information may not retrievable, steps can be taken to mitigate the Mabna threat and other nation-state-sponsored cyber threats to academic medical centers, hospitals and health systems. This will help safeguard medical research and, most importantly, protect patients.

A group called Orangeworm has been observed installing malicious software called a custom backdoor Trojan within large international corporations that operate in the health care sector in the United States, Europe and Asia, cybersecurity software company Symantec announced today.

The House Energy & Commerce Committee today requested information from stakeholders on the cybersecurity challenges presented by legacy health care technologies and medical devices, and potential policies to address them.

The Food and Drug Administration yesterday announced a firmware update to reduce the risk of rapid battery depletion and address cybersecurity vulnerabilities in certain Abbott devices that provide pacing for slow heart rhythms and electrical shock or pacing to stop dangerously fast heart rhythms.

The Food and Drug Administration today released a plan to improve medical device safety.

The Department of Health and Human Services’ Healthcare Cybersecurity Integration and Communications Center recently released an update on ongoing cyberattacks on health care and government organizations using a form of ransomware known as SamSam.

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will host a March 20-21 workshop in Washington, D.C., on engaging the health care system in building capacity to respond to public health and national security threats.

John Riggi, a nationally recognized expert in health care cybersecurity who spent nearly 30 years with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, has joined the AHA as senior advisor for cybersecurity and risk.

The National Health Information Sharing and Analysis Center’s Threat Intelligence Committee today alerted the field to two newly identified cybe

The National Health Information Sharing and Analysis Center’s Threat Intelligence Committee today alerted the field to two newly

AHA again urged the Food and Drug Administration today to allow health system pharmacies to distribute compounded products to other system facilities located more than one mile away.