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Chairman Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA), is one of four Senators to sponsor the Health Care Cybersecurity and Resiliency Act, which passed through the Senate HELP Committee 22-1. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Senate moves one step closer to passing health care cyber reforms

A legislative package that would overhaul cybersecurity practices at the Department of Health and Human Services sailed through committee.

18 hours ago By Derek B. Johnson

HHS ASPR’s Charlee Hess on the urgency of cyber hygiene in healthcare

Charlee Hess | Director of the Healthcare and Public Health Sector Cybersecurity Division | HHS ASPR

3 days ago By Scoop News Group

A healthcare worker tends to a patient on a ventilator in the Intensive Care Unit of Baptist Health Floyd on September 7, 2021 in New Albany, Indiana. (Photo by Jon Cherry/Getty Images)

HHS burrows into identifying risks to health sector from third-party vendors

A department official speaking at CyberTalks said HHS is trying to help the sector on finding where those risks are.

Feb 19, 2026 By Tim Starks

AI-powered health apps are flooding the market. But their data security policy is more of a pinky promise than a legal mandate. (Source: Getty Images)

Your AI doctor doesn’t have to follow the same privacy rules as your real one

AI apps are making their way into healthcare. It’s not clear that rigorous data security or privacy practices will be part of the package.

Feb 11, 2026 By Derek B. Johnson

Sen. Bill Casssidy, R-La., questions Health and Human Services Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. during a Senate Finance Committee at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Sept. 4, 2025. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Bipartisan health care cybersecurity legislation returns to address a cornucopia of issues

The bill, first introduced late last year, deals with regulations, training, grants and more.

Dec 5, 2025 By Tim Starks

A registered nurse tends to a Covid-19 patient in the Intensive Care Unit at Providence St. Mary Medical Center in Apple Valley, California on January 11, 2021. – As Covid-19 tears through southern California, small hospitals in rural towns like Apple Valley have been overwhelmed, with coronavirus patients crammed into hallways, makeshift ICU beds and even the pediatric ward. When AFP visited St Mary hospital in this desert town of 70,000 people this week, palliative care supervisor Kari McGuire said her team were seeing “astronomical numbers of patients who are dying” from the novel coronavirus. (Photo by ARIANA DREHSLER / AFP) (Photo by ARIANA DREHSLER/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump bill will have major impact on health care cybersecurity, experts warn Congress

Witnesses at a Senate hearing Wednesday connected One Big Beautiful Bill provisions to potential cyber issues in the health care sector, much to GOP Sen. Bill Cassidy’s…

Jul 9, 2025 By Derek B. Johnson

U.S. Postal Service (USPS) trucks are parked at a post office on Aug. 23 in Glendale, California. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Ransomware poseurs are trying to extort businesses through physical letters

The FBI is warning business leaders about the scam perpetrated by an unidentified threat group.

Mar 7, 2025 By Matt Kapko

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Cyber insecurity now impacts the health and wellness of Americans. We need a clearer treatment plan.

Rep. Mark Green, chair of the House Homeland Security Committee, argues for a multi-pronged, proactive approach to protect health care networks.

Oct 29, 2024 By Rep. Mark Green

Ambulances lined up outside NYU Langone Health hospital on April 23, 2020 in New York City. Ransomware cases on health care facilities have led to increase in stroke and cardiac arrest cases at hospitals receiving patients from nearby facilities paralyzed by such attacks. (Getty Images)

Ransomware attacks on health care sector are driving increase in emergency patient care

A rise in attacks on the sector, with Iran at the forefront, causes spillovers to other hospitals, Microsoft said.

Oct 22, 2024 By Tim Starks

14,000 medical devices are online, unsecured and vulnerable

Censys cybersecurity researchers find medical devices, login portals, and health records floating online.

Oct 10, 2024 By Christian Vasquez