US Government Invests $50M in Automating Hospital Cybersecurity Defense

The US government’s Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) has committed over $50 million to the UPGRADE program aimed at improving hospital cybersecurity. It seeks to automate the process of identifying IT vulnerabilities, deploying patches and creating bespoke defenses. By minimizing downtime, this could revolutionize the way hospitals protect their IT systems and ensure uninterrupted patient care.