Cybersecurity
Cyber Threat Intelligence, Alerts and Reports
As part of the AHA鈥檚 commitment to helping hospitals and health systems prepare for and prevent cyber threats, we have gathered the latest government cyber threat intelligence and alerts and Health Information Sharing and Analysis Center (H-ISAC) reports.
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Cybersecurity & Risk Advisory
Learn how AHA can help hospitals and health systems prepare for and mitigate cyber threats through the expertise of John Riggi, AHA鈥檚 National Advisor for Cybersecurity and Risk.
The Department of Health and Human Services鈥 Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center (HC3) this week alerted the sector to a new ransomware threat known as BlackSuit, which may be responsible for an October attack against an organization that provides medical scans and radiology services鈥
Daily Cyber Headlines for November 9, 2023.
A daily ransomware tracker at TLP:GREEN for the purpose of increasing ransomware threat awareness.
The Food and Drug Administration has recognized a consensus standard to help medical device makers address cybersecurity concerns.
The FBI Nov. 7 recommended organizations take certain steps to prevent ransomware actors from exploiting vulnerabilities in third-party and system management tools, an emerging trend.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is releasing this Private Industry Notification to highlight ransomware initial access trends and encourage organizations to implement the recommendations in the 鈥淢itigations鈥 section to reduce the likelihood and impact of ransomware incidents.
Alerts published on November 05, 2023.
A relatively new ransomware group and strain known as BlackSuit, with significant similarities to the Royal ransomware family, will likely be a credible threat to the Healthcare and Public Health (HPH) sector. Discovered in early May 2023,
Nearly 15 years ago, a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine estimated that only 1.5% of acute care general medical and surgical hospitals had a comprehensive electronic health records system.
The Department of Health and Human Services recently released an advisory to help health care organizations protect their systems and networks from 8Base, a ransomware and data extortion gang targeting small- and medium-sized organizations in health care and other sectors.