US Hospitals Prepare for Russian Cyberattacks

As the Russian economy buckles under the wake of harsh international sanctions, the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has issued a warning to American hospitals, instructing them to brace for potential cyberattacks from Russian operatives. Although CISA did not cite “specific or credible” threats that could disable the nation’s electronic healthcare infrastructure, the Russian Federation’s history of cyber warfare is deemed cause enough to prepare for possible cyberattacks.

According to Ben Leonard of Politico, “Organizations are bolstering tech to protect against attacks and detect them, including multifactor authentication and focusing on incident response plans, said John Riggi, AHA’s national adviser for cybersecurity and risk and former FBI acting deputy assistant director of cyber. CISA is communicating with partners in critical infrastructure, and AHA has been issuing notices since December to warn of potential risks from the conflict.”

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(Source: Politico Pro, February 25^th, 2022)