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US Senators Propose Law To Require Bare Minimum Security Standards
American hospitals and healthcare organizations would be required to adopt multi-factor authentication (MFA) and other minimum cybersecurity standards under new legislation proposed by a bipartisan group of US senators. From a report: The Health Care Cybersecurity and Resiliency Act of 2024 [PDF], i...
American hospitals and healthcare organizations would be required to adopt multi-factor authentication(MFA) and other minimum cybersecurity standards under new legislation proposed by a bipartisan group of US senators. This includes giving HHS a year to implement a cybersecurity incident response plan and update the types of information displayed publicly via the department's breach reporting portal. Currently, all healthcare orgs that are considered "covered entities" under the US Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) are required to notify HHS if they are breached.
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