Cybersecurity in Healthcare: Managing Threats and Protecting Patients

Join HHS to discuss the Healthcare and Public Health (HPH) Sector-specific cybersecurity resources that help protect patients from cyber threats. The HHS 405(d) Program released three new initiatives that support the HPH sector in understanding the threats we face and how we can work together to mitigate them. Presenters will discuss the new Health Industry Cybersecurity Practices (HICP) publication that provides an overview of the top five threats facing the sector and the ten practices that can be used to mitigate them. The Hospital Cyber Resiliency Initiative Landscape Analysis will also be addressed. It uses data from private and public partners to compare US hospital systems’ cybersecurity capabilities against the most prevalent methods cyber adversaries use to break in and cause disruptive attacks, and then provides information on how to align these deficiencies to the HICP publication. Participants will be introduced to our new free cyber awareness education platform, Knowledge on Demand. This new platform includes multiple delivery methodologies to reach various-sized healthcare facilities across the country. The platform includes five cybersecurity awareness trainings that align with the top five cybersecurity threats outlined in the HICP. All of these resources are free and available to the public!