Two AHA guides offer strategies for hospitals and health systems in preparing for public health emergencies and disasters and managing cybersecurity incidents. “Strategies for Medical Surge Management During Public Emergencies” organizes strategies around the four S’s — staffing, supply, space and systems — a framework to protect patients, support teams and sustain critical operations when they are needed most. “Strategies for Cyber Preparedness in Health Care” helps hospitals and health systems manage disruption, safeguard patients and ensure continuity of care when cyber incidents occur. Both resources are part of the Convening Leaders for Emergency and Response initiative. 

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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…
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention yesterday issued an advisory on the Ebola disease outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda.…