“At the HIMSS Healthcare Security Forum on Monday morning, Greg Singleton, director of the Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, described how HC3 sees the current threat landscape – and explained how HHS can help the private sector manage myriad cyber risks…”
“HC3’s mission statement: ‘To support the defense of the healthcare and public health sector’s information technology infrastructure by strengthening coordination and information sharing within the sector and by cultivating cybersecurity resilience, regardless of organizations’ technical capacity.’”
“It works toward this goal, Singleton said, by pursuing trust building, engagement and robust defense. Just in 2019, it has published a series of white papers and intelligence briefs on telehealth cybersecurity; AI threats, the dark web PHI marketplace, supply chain risk management and more.”
“Singleton likened it to a ‘neighborhood watch’ tasked with keeping an eye out for the data security and technological integrity of a healthcare sector that happens to account for 18 percent of U.S. gross domestic product…”
“As part of its work shoring up the defenses of U.S. health networks, HC3 keeps tabs on all the emerging vulnerabilities vexing security teams, and he he described for HSF attendees some of active threats it’s currently tracking…” Read the full article here.
Source: HHS cybersecurity leader describes the active threats on agency’s radar – By Mike Miliard, December 9, 2019. Healthcare IT News.
