HITRUST, Agencies and Health InfoSec Leaders Meet Next Week
In the aftermath of the recent hacking incident at Community Health Systems, the healthcare sector is evaluating how to improve cybersecurity intelligence, threat information sharing and incident preparedness.
On Sept. 9, representatives from government agencies, including the FBI, Department of Homeland Security, and Department of Health and Human Services; healthcare sector information security leaders; and the Health Information Trust Alliance – or HITRUST – will meet to discuss ways of improving communication about cyberthreats to help mitigate the risks.
HITRUST is working with government agencies in “moving the industry forward” toward improving information sharing and breach preparedness and response. Participants will discuss, for example, how to best communicate cyber-intelligence information and guidance so that healthcare entities of any cybersecurity maturity level can make use of the information.
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September 3, 2014 by Marianne Kolbasuk McGee, HealthcareInfoSecurity
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