HHS releases voluntary cybersecurity goals for the healthcare sector

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in the US has released voluntary cybersecurity goals aimed at healthcare and public health organizations. Its performance goals are divided into essential and enhanced safeguards, meant to bolster resilience against increasingly frequent data breaches and ransomware attacks. HHS debuted these resources after releasing a concept paper detailing plans to update hospital cybersecurity requirements through Medicare, Medicaid, and the HIPAA.