Hhs Cybersecurity Task Force

Hhs task force says healthcare cybersecurity in critical condition a cybersecurity task force report released friday revealed a laundry list of vulnerabilities including the lack of capable security workforce.
Hhs cybersecurity task force. The task force was composed of government and private industry leaders who are innovators in technology and leaders in healthcare cybersecurity. Hhs said protecting against cyberattacks is like fighting a deadly virus. In addition the hhs cybersecurity program is the cornerstone of the hhs it strategic plan and an enabler for e government success. The hhs cybersecurity program plays an important role in protecting hhs ability to provide mission critical operations.
Amid the backdrop of recent threats such as wannacry and the assessment that healthcare cybersecurity is in critical condition 21 task force members from public and private sectors including 17 from private sector organizations spent the past year discussing and developing recommendations on the growing challenge of cyber attacks targeting health care working diligently to balance industry and government perspectives and solicit input from outside stakeholders and the general public. Last year hhs established the health care industry cybersecurity task force following the passage of the cybersecurity act of 2015. Mandated under the cybersecurity act of 2015 the hcip report was developed by a task force of more than 150 cybersecurity and healthcare experts. The health care industry cybersecurity task force established by the department of health and human services in march 2016 per the cybersecurity act of 2015 section 405 c has officially completed its analysis and delivered its report to congress.
The report on improving cybersecurity in the health care industry report released this week by the health care industry cybersecurity hcic task force highlights the dramatic increase in cyber threats to data and operational security in the health care industry and the legal and risk management predicament faced by companies as a result.