A broken piggy bank with a stethoscope. (Getty Images) Rural hospitals are particularly vulnerable to ransomware, report finds The most vulnerable hospitals are unprepared to deal with the impact of digital extortion as ransomware attacks target health care facilities. Jun 4, 2024 By Christian Vasquez
President Joe Biden speaks at a campaign event at Pullman Yards on March 9, 2024 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Megan Varner/Getty Images) Biden’s budget proposal seeks funding boost for cybersecurity The president's budget is unlikely to be passed but offers insights on the administration's priorities ahead of this fall's election. Mar 11, 2024 By Christian Vasquez
Close-up of a female pharmacist searching for prescription medicine in storage rack. (Luis Alvarez/Getty Images) ALPHV website goes down amid growing fallout from Change Healthcare attack Medical providers are under financial pressure and patients are facing challenges in filling prescriptions due to the ransomware attack. Mar 1, 2024 By AJ Vicens
(Getty Images) GAO: Federal agencies lack insight on ransomware protections for critical infrastructure The Government Accountability Office finds that agencies overseeing key critical infrastructure sectors don’t know whether protections against ransomware have been implemented. Jan 30, 2024 By Matt Bracken
(Getty Images) Bill seeks cyber protections for food and agriculture The Farm and Food Cybersecurity Act aims to identify vulnerabilities in the sector through an annual exercise and regular threat assessments. Jan 25, 2024 By Matt Bracken
(Getty Images) White House proposes stronger abortion data privacy protections The rule would codify the administration's guidance last summer that providers are not required to disclose health data to law enforcement. Apr 12, 2023 By Tonya Riley
WASHINGTON, DC – JULY 01: President Joe Biden arrives to speak with governors on protecting access to reproductive Health Care at the White House on July 01, 2022 in Washington, DC.(Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images) Biden executive order calls for reproductive health privacy protections It's not the first time Biden has used executive authorities to push for privacy policies. Jul 8, 2022 By Tonya Riley
Abortion rights activists protest outside the U.S. Supreme Court on the last day of their term on June 30, 2022 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) Post-Roe reproductive privacy goes beyond period trackers, experts say The Biden administration is also scrambling to figure out how to secure reproductive data. Jun 30, 2022 By Tonya Riley
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) Senators push for more frequent medical device cybersecurity guidance from FDA Cybersecurity threats against health care have skyrocketed in recent years. Jun 3, 2022 By Tonya Riley
1920s interior, solarium. (Getty Images) The Cyberspace Solarium Commission pushed some major policies into law. So what now? It's going to track how its recommendations are implemented, and study some issues where it only scratched the surface. Mar 8, 2022 By Tim Starks