Voluntary Cybersecurity Practices for Health Industry (HHS 2019)
Summary:This Reference Document is a collaboration of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) along with its industry partners. Found within are details of how cybersecurity affects the healthcare industry. It includes a set of voluntary, consensus-based principles and practices to improve cybersecurity in the health sector. Contained within this report are 5 well known cybersecurity threats that target the healthcare industry. This document provides a basic description of the threat, gives a real-world scenario of how the threat can occur, its impact, and some quick tips when encountered. In addition each threat lists the vulnerabilities of each, impact, and practices to consider.