"Bipartisan Bill Aims to Shut Rural Hospital Cyber Skill Gaps"

New bipartisan legislation introduced in the US Senate seeks to address the cybersecurity skills shortage in rural hospitals, which hackers and ransomware operators increasingly target. The Rural Hospital Cybersecurity Enhancement Act would require the US Homeland Security Department's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) to develop a comprehensive cybersecurity workforce development strategy for healthcare facilities in "non-urbanized" areas that offer primary care, emergency care, and diagnostic services. Small and rural institutions often lack the means to invest in cybersecurity defenses and professionals in order to prevent breaches. For example, Uintah Basin Healthcare, a 42-bed hospital in rural eastern Utah, has recently begun notifying 103,974 patients whose health information may have been compromised due to a hacking breach. This article continues to discuss the  Rural Hospital Cybersecurity Enhancement Act. 

DataBreachToday reports "Bipartisan Bill Aims to Shut Rural Hospital Cyber Skill Gaps"