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Statement on the 2020 Election. This remarkable year has tested our nation, our economy, our health care system — and most recently — our sacred democratic form of government. Now, after Americans spoke out by ballot in record numbers, the media has reported that the election has been called for…
SMB is a client-server interaction protocol where clients request a file and the server provides it to the client.
In October, 2020, a significant number of vulnerabilities in common information systems relevant to the healthcare sector have been disclosed to the public.
In this edition, Hacking Healthcare takes a look at how industry conferences and networking sites are fertile grounds for cyberattacks. Next, we briefly explore a concerning threat advisory jointly posted by three federal government agencies on October 28th that warned of imminent cyberattacks…
Existing hospital or community based infusion centers
Existing clinical space (e.g. urgent care, emergency depts)
Ad hoc new infusion sites (e.g. "hospitals without walls”)
Initial version of playbook focused on:
Mandiant recently elevated a tracked threat cluster to the named threat group FIN11. Beginning in 2016 with phishing campaigns, this group has moved into double extortion ransomware operations utilizing CLOP ransomware.
The AHA on Friday sent a letter to the Health Resources and Services Administration’s Office of Pharmacy Affairs urging the agency to order drug manufacturers and their vendor Kalderos to immediately halt their conversion of the 340B program to a back-end rebate program.
AHA comments on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ proposed revision to the definition of “reasonable and necessary” for purposes of Medicare coverage determinations. View entire comment letter under Key Resources.