A new AHA Cyber Intel blog by John Riggi, AHA’s national advisor on cybersecurity and risk, examines current trends and challenges in health care regarding ransomware and other cybersecurity attacks as incidents targeting hospitals, third-party providers and suppliers increase. Threats from nation-state-sponsored hackers and ransomware groups are also on the rise and geopolitical risks threaten the health care sector's cybersecurity efforts. The Department of Health and Human Services, with assistance from the AHA, has created new voluntary guidance to help strengthen health care defenses and mitigate cyberthreats. READ MORE

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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…
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Cyberattacks against hospitals, health systems and mission-critical health care third-party providers have surged in recent years. While these attacks often…
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Microsoft Threat Intelligence is warning of a large scale, multistage phishing campaign that disproportionately targeted the health care sector, sending “code…
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The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has launched a new initiative for critical infrastructure to defend against cyberattacks through proactive…
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John Riggi, AHA national advisor for cybersecurity and risk, will moderate a webinar May 5 at 1 p.m. ET that will explore how bad actors are leveraging…