Cybersecurity

The American Medical Association and American Hospital Association have crafted guidelines for healthcare employees to follow to ensure proper cybersecurity hygiene when working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

The FBI issued a warning April 16 to companies focused on research into COVID-19 treatments of foreign government hackers, according to Reuters.

Meadville (Pa.) Medical Center still is working to restore its computer system since a March 26 malware attack, according to The Meadville Tribune.

More hospitals and health systems are being targeted in ransomware attacks during the coronavirus pandemic, according to Interpol.

Microsoft made its AccountGuard threat notification service available to healthcare providers on April 14 to protect against cyberattacks.

Thousands of email addresses and passwords of Zoom accounts have been posted and are being sold for pennies on the dark web, according to NBC News.

Hospitals and health systems are sounding the alarm to stay vigilant about security amid an increase in attempted ransomware and other cyberattacks during the coronavirus pandemic.

The Office for Civil Rights of HHS announced April 9 that it will not penalize community-based testing sites for potential HIPAA violations during the COVID-19 nationwide public health emergency.

The Federal Trade Commission has received more than 14,000 complaints about coronavirus-related scams since Jan. 1, totaling $10 million in losses, according to The Wall Street Journal.

Hospital executives are working day and night keep staff safe and update operations to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, including chief information security officers.