In June, the Health Care Industry Cybersecurity Task Force published its "Report on Improving Cybersecurity in the Health Care Industry." The report noted the condition of health care cybersecurity and outlined six key recommendations: (i) define and streamline leadership, governance, and expectations; (ii) increase security and resilience of medical devices and health IT; (iii) develop workforce capacity to prioritize cybersecurity; (iv) improve awareness and education; (v) identify mechanisms to protect research and development efforts and intellectual property from attacks or exposure; and (vi) improve information-sharing of industry threats, risks, and mitigations.
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