The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently issued a strategy paper highlighting key aspects of its plan to revamp cybersecurity requirements in the healthcare industry. Citing a 93% increase in large data breaches in healthcare from 2018 to 2022 and a rapid increase in ransomware attacks against U.S. hospitals, HHS issued the strategy as part of a broad effort to implement the Biden Administration’s National Cybersecurity Strategy. As a part of its strategy, HHS is focusing on four primary goals.

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