The White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs is reviewing a rule proposed to enhance cybersecurity for healthcare information. This comes after a dramatic increase in ransomware and hacking attacks on the healthcare sector in recent years. The new rule aims to strengthen requirements for entities regulated by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act to better protect electronic protected health information from cyber threats.
Texas Tech Health System under cyber security attack
The Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center was hit by a cyberattack on September 26, which is still impacting its ability to serve students and