Public Health Sector

A comprehensive cybersecurity readiness survey is launched to determine the preparedness of state, local, tribal, and territorial public health agencies against cyber threats. The findings will guide grant funding and influence crucial policy decisions within the public health subsector. As these agencies manage sensitive health data and critical healthcare operations, any successful cyber attack could jeopardize not only personal patient information but also the delivery of essential health services, potentially resulting in widespread distrust, financial loss, or life-threatening disruptions.

Source: https://www.hcinnovationgroup.com/cybersecurity/data-breaches/news/55241954/survey-to-assess-public-health-cybersecurity-readiness

TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/health-sector-cyber-council

"id": "hea000121324",
"linkid": "health-sector-cyber-council",
"type": "Cyber Attack",
"date": "11/2024",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "5",
"explanation": "Attack threatening the organization’s existence"

{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Healthcare',
                        'location': 'State, local, tribal, and territorial',
                        'name': 'Various public health agencies',
                        'type': 'Government'}],
 'data_breach': {'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Sensitive health data',
                                              'Personal patient information']},
 'description': 'A comprehensive cybersecurity readiness survey is launched to '
                'determine the preparedness of state, local, tribal, and '
                'territorial public health agencies against cyber threats. The '
                'findings will guide grant funding and influence crucial '
                'policy decisions within the public health subsector. As these '
                'agencies manage sensitive health data and critical healthcare '
                'operations, any successful cyber attack could jeopardize not '
                'only personal patient information but also the delivery of '
                'essential health services, potentially resulting in '
                'widespread distrust, financial loss, or life-threatening '
                'disruptions.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Sensitive health data',
                                 'Personal patient information'],
            'systems_affected': ['Healthcare operations']},
 'title': 'Cybersecurity Readiness Survey for Public Health Agencies',
 'type': 'Survey/Assessment'}