America’s Essential Hospitals has established this page of cybersecurity resources on preventing and responding to information technology attacks.

The Health Care Industry Cybersecurity Task Force outlines resources and the importance of cybersecurity to patient safety and continuity of operations.

The updates include guidance on reporting ransomware and note how Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act compliance can protect from an attack.

Ransomware, a type of malware that infects computers and restricts access to files until a ransom is paid, has hit health care organizations in the United Kingdom.

The National Health Information Sharing and Analysis Center received the funding to educate health care sector stakeholders, partners on cybersecurity.