Cyber Leaders Tell Senators Resources Needed For Small Health Entities

Small health care organizations need more help from the federal government to increase their cybersecurity capabilities, witnesses told the Senate health committee at a Wednesday hearing on “Cybersecurity in the Health and Education Sectors." Joshua Corman, founder of the volunteer digital security organization I Am The Cavalry, said cyber criminals have shifted focus from large, high-value targets to smaller targets like hospitals and schools, partly because cryptocurrency has made it easy for the victims to make payments in ransomware attacks...