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The bipartisan legislation from four senators is aimed at strengthening providers’ cyber defenses and protecting Americans’ health data.
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The company notified the Health and Human Services Department about the figure this week, the first it has specified.
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The legislation from Sens. Wyden and Warner comes in the aftermath of the February ransomware attack on Change Healthcare.
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The most vulnerable hospitals are unprepared to deal with the impact of digital extortion as ransomware attacks target health care facilities.
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The president’s budget is unlikely to be passed but offers insights on the administration’s priorities ahead of this fall’s election.
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Medical providers are under financial pressure and patients are facing challenges in filling prescriptions due to the ransomware attack.
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The Government Accountability Office finds that agencies overseeing key critical infrastructure sectors don’t know whether protections against ransomware have been implemented.
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The Farm and Food Cybersecurity Act aims to identify vulnerabilities in the sector through an annual exercise and regular threat assessments.
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The rule would codify the administration’s guidance last summer that providers are not required to disclose health data to law enforcement.
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It’s not the first time Biden has used executive authorities to push for privacy policies.
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