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January News Items of Interest to the Health Sector
FBI: Hackers target US defense firms with malicious USB packages The FBI released a flash alert warning US companies that the cybercriminal group FIN7 targeted the US defense industry with infected USB devices to deploy ransomware.
HHS OCIO HC3 TLP White Threat Brief, Lessons Learned from the HSE Attack February 3, 2022.
Health-ISAC is issuing a vulnerability bulletin regarding multiple security vulnerabilities in the Windows/Linux interoperability suite Samba that if exploited, could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code with the highest privileges on affected installations.
LockBit 2.0 operates as an affiliate-based Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) and employs a wide variety of tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs), creating significant challenges for defense and mitigation. LockBit 2.0 ransomware compromises victim networks through a variety of techniques,…
AHA comments on a discussion draft of bipartisan legislation to strengthen the nation’s public health and medical preparedness and response systems in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
February 4, 2022
Joining Hands: Pediatric COVID-19 Vaccine Confidence: Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum
Now that children are eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine, families are considering how to best keep their children safe and healthy. In this new podcast series, Joining Hands to Build Pediatric COVID-19 Vaccine Confidence, we are speaking with leaders from three national organizations to discuss how…
COVID-19 Vaccine for Children 6 Months–4 Years Old Preliminary Considerations for Pediatric Planning
White House issued planning guide for vaccinating children under age 5.
AHA statement submitted to the House Ways and Means for a hearing on the nation’s mental health crisis.
the American Hospital Association (AHA) appreciates the opportunity to submit for the record our comments regarding concerns about anticompetitive conduct on the part of health care staffing agencies, some of which have been exploiting the severe shortage of health care providers during the COVID-…