US Government Strategy Document: Healthcare Sector Cybersecurity

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Create Date: 26 Mar 2024
Last updated: 26 Mar 2024
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The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is an American government department. This document outlines the need for increased cybersecurity in the healthcare sector and provides a strategy. 

2023 US strategy for cybersecurity and healthcare

"The healthcare sector is particularly vulnerable to cybersecurity risks and the stakes for patient care and safety are particularly high. Healthcare facilities are attractive targets for cyber criminals in light of their size, technological dependence, sensitive data, and unique vulnerability to disruptions. And cyber incidents in healthcare are on the rise. For instance, HHS tracks large data breaches through its Office for Civil Rights (OCR), whose data shows a 93% increase in large breaches reported from 2018 to 2022 (369 to 712), with a 278% increase in large breaches reported to OCR involving ransomware from 2018 to 2022."

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Subject: Cyber