1+ hour, 19+ min ago   (118+ words) ASPR announces competition for antiviral drug development targeting certain viruses'American Hospital Association The Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response has launched a $100 million competition to support the development of antiviral drug therapies targeting viruses in the Togaviridae and Flaviviridae families,…...

1+ day, 40+ min ago   (81+ words) AHA podcast: The FBI's Campaign Against Cyberthreats Part 2American Hospital Association John Riggi, AHA national advisor for cybersecurity and risk, talks with Brett Leatherman, FBI assistant director, Cyber Division, and Gretchen Burrier, FBI assistant director, Office of Private Sector, about how…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (892+ words) 00;00;00;01 - 00;00;17;26 Tom Haederle Welcome to Advancing Health. In this second of a two part podcast, FBI leaders share details of a new national effort involving everyone to help defend against the latest malicious cyber threats that continue to plague all sectors…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (946+ words) 00;00;00;04 - 00;00;16;07 Tom Haederle Welcome to Advancing Health. Coming up in part one of this special two part conversation with FBI leaders, we learn about Operation Winter Shield, the FBI's new 60 day nationwide effort to protect against cybercrime. 00;00;43;27 - 00;01;03;26 John Riggi So here…...

1+ week, 58+ min ago   (137+ words) Open-source text program Notepad++ impacted by critical vulnerability'American Hospital Association The National Institute of Standards and Technology Feb. 2 published details on a critical vulnerability that impacted Notepad++, a free, open-source text and source code program widely used by several industries,…...

2+ week, 34+ min ago   (244+ words) FBI launches campaign to protect hospitals, other critical infrastructure against cyberattacks'American Hospital Association The FBI has launched a two-month campaign, Operation Winter SHIELD (Securing Homeland Infrastructure by Enhancing Layered Defense), highlighting 10 actions organizations can use to protect against cyberattacks. The…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (205+ words) Guides offer strategies on preparing for public health emergencies, cybersecurity incidents'American Hospital Association Two AHA guides offer strategies for hospitals and health systems in preparing for public health emergencies and disasters and managing cybersecurity incidents. "Strategies for Medical Surge Management…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (216+ words) Agencies issue guidance on secure connectivity for operational technology'American Hospital Association U.S. and international agencies Jan. 14 released guidance on secure connectivity for operational technology environments. Examples of OT environments in health care include tools that manage energy control, HVAC, life-safety systems,…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (310+ words) The American Hospital Association expresses support for the Rural Hospital Cybersecurity Enhancement Act (S. 2169). Dear Sens. Hawley, Hassan and Kelly: On behalf of our nearly 5,000 member hospitals, health systems and other health care organizations, our clinician partners " including more than 270,000 affiliated…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (153+ words) The AHA Jan. 14 expressed support for the Rural Hospital Cybersecurity Enhancement Act (S. 2169), legislation that would direct the Department of Health and Human Services to create a comprehensive workforce strategy to train cybersecurity professionals and develop partnerships to expand the cybersecurity…...