Cybersecurity
Cyber Threat Intelligence, Alerts and Reports
As part of the AHA’s 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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Following last week’s US airstrikes against Iranian military leadership, the FBI observed increased reporting of website defacement activity disseminating Pro-Iranian messages. The FBI believes several of the website defacements were the result of cyber actors exploiting known vulnerabilities in…
In this edition of Hacking Healthcare, we begin the new year with a brief explanation of the
increased nation state threat stemming from the killing of Iranian Gen. Soleimani. We then
briefly review Mastercard’s most recent cybersecurity acquisition and what it might mean for
them and their…
FBI Flash: Kwampirs Malware Indicators of Compromise Employed in Ongoing Cyber Supply Chain Campaign
Since at least 2016, an ongoing campaign using the Kwampirs Remote Access Trojan (RAT) targeted several global industries, including the software supply chain, healthcare, energy, and financial sectors. The FBI assesses software supply chain companies are a key interest and target…
Certainly, healthcare providers understand the critical nature of data, perhaps better than anyone. Having access to the right data at the right time can literally save lives.
Increased geopolitical tensions and threats of aggression may result in cyber and physical attacks against the Homeland and also destructive hybrid attacks by proxies against U.S. targets and interests abroad. Knowing how you, your organization, and your personnel may be exposed or targeted during…
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’s critical infrastructure in light of the current tensions between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the United…
In this edition of Hacking Healthcare, we begin with a warning about the use of emotiondetecting
technologies and a call for their regulation. Next, we detail how the U.S. National
Institute of Standards and Technology (“NIST”) is helping further biometric research. Finally, we
briefly explain…
In this edition of Hacking Healthcare, we spotlight the Food and Drug Administration’s request for nominations to their Medical Devices Advisory Committee. Next, we brief you on Sen. Booker and Sen. Wyden’s mission to combat bias in healthcare algorithms. Additionally, we highlight a new indictment…
On September 5, 2019, the National Security Council tasked the President’s National Infrastructure Advisory Council (NIAC) to examine how the federal government and private industry can collaborate seamlessly to confront urgent cyber risks in the most critical and highly targeted private…