HHS releases voluntary cyber performance goals for healthcare sector

The Department of Health and Human Services has released a set of voluntary cyber performance goals for use in the healthcare and public health sector, focused on providing fundamental cyber practices and advanced goals for organizations to mature their cyber defense capabilities.

“We have a responsibility to help our health care system weather cyber threats, adapt to the evolving threat landscape, and build a more resilient sector,” HHS Deputy Secretary Andrea Palm said in a Wednesday release.

Palm said,...