A bipartisan bill introduced Wednesday in the Senate aims to shore up the healthcare industry’s cyber defenses shortly after White House warnings of potential Russian cyberattacks.
The so-called Healthcare Cybersecurity Act would direct the Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to work side by side on bolstering cybersecurity readiness among healthcare and public health organizations, according to statements from its co-sponsors.
Additionally, the bill would authorize cybersecurity training to healthcare and public health asset owners and operators as well as task CISA with conducting a new study on cybersecurity risks in these sectors.
