In his latest AHA Cyber Intel blog, John Riggi, AHA national advisor for cybersecurity and risk, explains why cybercriminals are shifting from directly targeting hospitals to hitting the third-party technology and service providers critical to supporting hospitals’ clinical care. He highlights four key strategies to help hospitals and health systems strengthen their third-party risk management program against the debilitating effects of the next, inevitable Change Healthcare-like cyberattack. READ MORE 

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The Health Sector Coordinating Council’s Cybersecurity Working Group has released a guide to help healthcare organizations establish cyber governance…
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The FBI has released an alert on a cyber threat group called the Silent Ransom Group, which has targeted healthcare and other industries in recent years using…
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The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency May 26 announced a revised schedule for its series of virtual town hall meetings for public input on…
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Microsoft announced May 19 that it disrupted operations of Fox Tempest, a threat actor operating as a malware-signing-as-a-service used by cybercriminals to…
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An AHA Cyber & Risk Intel blog by John Riggi, AHA national advisor for cybersecurity and risk, explores what health care leaders need to consider to reduce…
AHA Cyber Intel
Cyberattacks against hospitals, health systems and mission-critical health care third-party providers have surged in recent years. While these attacks often…