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 Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is sharing the
following information with the cybersecurity community as a primer for assisting
in the protection of our Nation鈥檚 critical infrastructure in light of the current
tensions between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the United鈥
This edition of Hacking Healthcare, explores the German Patient Data Protection
Act that is under criticism for its approach to cybersecurity and privacy; briefly examines the interesting effect the United States鈥 naming and shaming of Chinese state hackers is having; and breaks down why DNS over鈥
This edition of Hacking Healthcare, breaksdown new guidance from the Department of Justice (DOJ) on the legal considerations of engaging in cyber threat intelligence activities; examines the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity鈥檚 (ENISA) 51-page report on procurement cybersecurity for鈥
This checklist is designed as a quick reference for healthcare enterprise management to consider important factors in a teleworking strategy that minimizes downtime and latency while supporting patient care, operational and I.T. security, and supply chain resilience.
Information sharing programs, when done properly, produce significant benefit at low risk for the organizations that participate. This document provides Healthcare and Public Health Sector (HPH) organizations with a set of guidelines and best practices for efficient and effective information鈥
The Food and Drug Administration said cybersecurity vulnerabilities known as 鈥淪weynTooth鈥 could pose a risk to some medical devices, such as pacemakers, glucose monitors and ultrasound equipment, that use Bluetooth Low Energy.
The AHA co-hosted a regional cyber workshop with Nebraska Hospital Association for technical and non-technical hospital and health system leaders to learn about cybersecurity as a strategic enterprise risk issue with implications to care delivery and patient safety.
AHA letter to Senators Rick Scott, R-Fla., Marco Rubio, R-Fla., and Tom Cotton, R-Ark., in respond to their questions on efforts to protect U.S. taxpayer-funded research developed at our member organizations from foreign threats.
This edition of Hacking Healthcare, breaks down a new bill that will expand digitization of health records in the Netherlands. And briefs you on how the United States (US) National Institute of Standards and Technology鈥檚 (NIST) commitment to supporting their new Privacy Framework is good news for鈥
This edition of Hacking Healthcare includes a notice from the FDA looking for nominations for the Patient Engagement Advisory Committee, along with an examine the results of a KPMG report on how artificial intelligence (鈥淎I鈥) is viewed by various industries among other resources.